Oliver SCOTT

Regimental number26009
OccupationCashier
Next of kinFather, John Lyons Scott, 15 Cleveland Road, Parnell, Auckland
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialLa Plus Douve Farm Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John L. and Elizabeth Scott, Avondale, Auckland (only son)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 4