SCOTT J.C.

SCOTT J.C.

Given Names: Jack Cranstoun

Service Number: 4977

Unit: 6th Battalion, 15th reinforcements

Rank: Private

Paybook Number:

Age: 18 Yrs 11 Mths

Occupation: Clerk

Marital Status: Single

Religion: Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 5 Ft 8½ In

Weight: 152 Lbs

Chest: 35-37 In

Hair: Dark

Eyes: Grey

Complexion: Sallow

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted: 8/10/1915

Place: Melbourne

Next of Kin: FATHER David John Scott

102 Packington Street, Kew, Victoria

Embarkation Date: 7/3/1916

Port: Melbourne

Ship: HMAT Wiltshire A18

END OF WAR

Status: Killed in action

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Unit: 6th Battalion

Rank: Lance Corporal

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: Not earned

British War Medal: 32240

Victory Medal: 32017

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BIRTH

Date or Year: 1896

Place: Yarrawonga, Victoria

Father: David John SCOTT

Mother: Mary Jane WILLIAMS

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 20/9/1917

Place: Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium

Burial: No known grave

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Holding the line after taking Delville Wood, a shell dropped nearby killing him instantly

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium