SCOTT  W.V.

Given Names:  William Vincent

               

Service Number:  1163

Unit:  13th Light Horse Regiment                                                                                     

Rank:  Corporal                                                                                                              

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  19 Yrs  9 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  10¼ In                

Weight:  154 Lbs

Chest:  34½-36½ In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Medium

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  31/5/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  William Scott

36 Molesworth Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                 

Embarkation Date:  20/8/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Kyarra A55

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Mamari  

Embarked:  21/12/1918                             

Disembarked:  4/2/1919

Unit:  22nd Army Corps, Light Horse Regiment                                                                               

Rank:  Sergeant

Discharge Date:  5/4/1919                         

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  2505

British War Medal:  17779

Victory Medal:  17654

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1895

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  William SCOTT                          

Mother:  Kathleen Mary FAHEY

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1924     

Place:             

Spouse: Lily Georgina RICHARDSON

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 4/6/1986                            

Place: ,           

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 29/8/1918; gun shot wound, face

 

MEMORIALS

Holy Trinity Church

Kew War Memorial

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary