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SCOTT, William John Rendel
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2474, Lieutenant, VX71997 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 January 1913 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bingara, New South Wales. Australia , 28 June 1888 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Fire Insurance Inspector |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 19 November 1956, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 21 Jan 1913: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 2474 |
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World War 1 Service
| 31 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW |
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World War 2 Service
| 11 Mar 1920: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 2474 | |
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| 13 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, VX71997 | |
| 25 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, VX71997 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Lieutenant Colonel, VX71997, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
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Distinguished Service Order
'For conspicuous gallantry in action. He organised the troops in the vicinity, and formed a strong point, and by the judicious use of machine guns kept off several threatened enemy attacks, thereby saving a critical situation.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 103
Date: 29 June 1917
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