SCOTT J.W.

Given Names:  John William

Service Number:  346

Unit:  6th Battalion, C Company                                                                                       

Rank:  Driver   

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Age:  19 Yrs  11 Mths

Occupation:  Butcher                                                                                                     

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  8 In                     

Weight:  143 Lbs

Chest:  37 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Steel Grey

Complexion:  Dark

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  17/8/1914

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  John Scott

83 Brougham Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                   

Embarkation Date:  19/10/1914

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Hororata A20

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Suevic   

Embarked:  28/11/1918                             

Disembarked:  5/1/1919

Unit:  1st Pioneer Battalion                                                                                                            

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  6/3/1919                         

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  27686

British War Medal:  76358

Victory Medal:  70455

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  18/9/1894

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  John SCOTT                              

Mother:  Sarah Florence WITCHELL

MARRIAGE

Year:  1920     

Place:  Victoria

Spouse: Marion Ellen WILSMORE

DEATH

Date or Year: 7/8/1973                            

Place: Surrey Hills, Victoria                      

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Served Gallipoli

Wounded in action 22/7/1916; gun shot wound (elbow, left)

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Holy Trinity Church

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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