SCOWCROFT R.

Given Names:  Reginald

Service Number:  2654

Unit:  7th Battalion, 8th reinforcements                                                                             

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  23 Yrs  1 Mth

Occupation:  Tailor                                                                                                        

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  11 In                   

Weight:  154 Lbs

Chest:  35½-37½ In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Hazel

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  14/6/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Annie Elizabeth Scowcroft

67 Tennyson Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                    

Embarkation Date:  26/8/1915

Port:  Melbourne             

Ship:  HMAT Anchises A68

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

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Disembarked: 

Unit:  59th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:                                       

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  10691

British War Medal:  18215

Victory Medal:  18145

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1892

Place:  Chiltern, Victoria                          

Father:  Thomas Henry SCOWCROFT      

Mother:  Annie Elizabeth DENNY

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 19/7/1916                          

Place: Fromelles, France                         

Burial:  No known grave,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Served in Egypt (arrived Feb 1916) and France (arrived June 1916)

Killed in action on the first day of battle; battalion suffered heavy casualties

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

VC Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 329923

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS