Louis George ARSCOTT

ARSCOTT, Louis George

Service Numbers: 93, Q141472
Enlisted: 30 December 1914
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD)
Born: Lympstone, Devon, England, 10 December 1888
Home Town: Strathpine, Moreton Bay, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Died: Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 25 June 1982, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Gympie Cemetery, Qld
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Memorials: Pine Shire Council Roll of Honour, Samson Vale Honour Board
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World War 1 Service

30 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 93, 11th Light Horse Regiment
2 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 93, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane
2 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 93, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
10 Feb 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF)

World War 2 Service

4 May 1942: Enlisted Private, Q141472
4 May 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q141472, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD)
26 Aug 1943: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q141472, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD)

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Changed his forename to Lewis after WWI

Birth details 

Name: Louis George Arscott
Registration Year: 1888
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration District:St Thomas
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County:Devon
Volume:5b
Page:34

Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Dropped 2 years off his age and enilisted in WWI as Lewis George Arscott

Name: Louis George Arscott
Registration Year: 1888
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration District: St Thomas
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 5b
Page:34

 

Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Louis's parents were James Arscott and Lydia Elizabeth Ann Hooper. Louis enlisted 30 December 1914, Queensland. He married Jane Gilliland in 1915, the daughter of John and Emma Gilliland of Samsonvale. After the war Louis was working in the Samsonvale area as a farm labourer.