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SCOTT, William Burgess
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6637 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 30 October 1899 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St Mary's, Glenelg |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bray-sur-Somme, France, 11 August 1918, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Unley Wayville Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6637, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6637, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6637, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6637, 50th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6637 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-11 |
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"ON ACTIVE SERVICE.
Private W. B. (Willy) SCOTT, son of Mr. W. Scott, Young-street, Wayville, has been awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous gallantry in France. Private Scott is a member of a Machine Gun Company attached to the 50th Battalion, and is not yet 19 years' old." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 24 Aug 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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