Regimental number | 12/1131 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Manchester, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Leather dresser |
Address | Auckland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 11.5" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Eleanor M Scott, 130 Nelson Street, Auckland |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the 3rd Bn, Coldstream Guards, British Army; purchased discharge. Not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 16th Waikato Company, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Twelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Woodhouse Scott, Audenshaw, Manchester, England, and the late Alice Ann Scott; Wife: Eleanor Mary Scott, Stewart Street, Helensville, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterrean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 april 1915. Wounded in action, 8 May 1915. Now, 20 July 1915, reported wounded and missing, 8 May 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded 'Wounded in action'. Deputy Adjutant General, 25 March 1916, concluded: 'Now believed dead, on or about 8 May 1915'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
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