Donald Roberts Scott
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| File:Scott Donald Roberts,jpg | |
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 22 Oct 1904 |
| Place of Birth | Pinjarra, Western Australia |
| Death | 7 Apr 1979, aged 79 |
| Place of Death | Perth, Western Australia |
| Age at Enlistment | 35 years 4 months |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | c/- PO Byford, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Mother , Mrs Phoebe Ann Scott |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | WX3188 |
| Date of Enlistment | 22 May 1940 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit/Formation | 1st Royal Australian Engineers Training Battalion |
| Post War Details | |
Contents
[hide]Pre War
Electoral Roll entries: 1921 Fitzgerald street, Northam, railway employee; 1931 - 1936 Wynyangoo Station, Mt Magnet, station hand;
War Service
Don enlisted on 22 May 1940 aqnd was given 8 days LWOP, reporting to Northam Camp on 30 May 1940 where he was allocated to the 2/16th Australian Infantry Battalion. On 28 Ju 1940 he was seen by the Camp Dressing Station and treated for Bronchitis. Following some training he was granted pre-embarkation leave from 27 Sep 1940 until 4 oct 1940, before embarking on HMT Aquitania in Fremantle on 25 Oct 1940 for the Middle East where the battalion disembarked on 25 Nov 1940
Post War
Electoral Roll entries: 1943 - 1949 Byford, Labourer; 1954 -1958 Byford, winch driver; 1968 - 1977 at 365 Bulwer street, Perth, labourer
Notes
Army records show him as being born in 1904 to improve his chances of being taken by the army - correct year appears to be 1889 (death records, birth records and electoral records). Does not appear to have married.