Alfred Edward Lionel SCOTT

Regimental number35382
Date of birth13 November 1881
Place of birthWainui
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 10"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinFather, Edward Scott, Kaukapakapa
Previous military serviceServed in Seddon Horse Mounted Regiment; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. Previously deferred for military service on account of teeth.
Enlistment date9 November 1916
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Mounted Rifles Brigade, 26th Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Moeraki on 31 May 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Embarked Wellington, 31 May 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, at sea, 21 July 1917; discharged to duty, 28 July 1917; disembarked Suez, 6 August 1917, and marched into Training Regiment, Moascar Camp, Ismailia.

Transferred to NZ Mounted Rifles Brigade, 14 September 1917.

Taken on strength, Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment, in the field, 16 September 1917.

Killed in action, 27 March 1918.
Miscellaneous detailsParents: Edward (b. Ireland) and Elizabeth (b. New Zealand) SCOTT
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 64, p. 3
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20810191

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