William John Rendel SCOTT DSO MID

SCOTT, William John Rendel

Service Numbers: 2474, Lieutenant, VX71997
Enlisted: 21 January 1913
Last Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit: 13th Infantry Battalion
Born: Bingara, New South Wales. Australia , 28 June 1888
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Fire Insurance Inspector
Died: Adelaide, South Australia, 19 November 1956, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board
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World War 2 Service

21 Jan 1913: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 2474

World War 1 Service

31 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW

World War 2 Service

11 Mar 1920: Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 2474
13 Jan 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, VX71997
25 Jun 1946: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, VX71997
Date unknown: Involvement Lieutenant Colonel, VX71997, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion

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Distinguished Service Order

'For conspicuous gallantry in action. He organised the troops in the vicinity, and formed a strong point, and by the judicious use of machine guns kept off several threatened enemy attacks, thereby saving a critical situation.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 103
Date: 29 June 1917