Sydney Scott

Sydney Scott

Personal Information
Date of Birth	Not known
Place of Birth	Cambridge, England
Age at Enlistment	18 years, 6 months
Description	5'8¼" (1.73m) tall ; 120lbs 54.431 kg ; fresh complexion ; blue eyes ; brown hair
Occupation	Clerk
Religion	Church of England
Address	Crawford street, East Cannington, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father , Mr Charles Scott
Military Information
Reg Number	30767
Date of Enlistment	29 May 1916
Rank	Gunner
Unit/Formation	10th Field Artillery Brigade, 8th Reinforcement
Date of Embarkation	23 Nov 1916 ‒ 29 Jan 1917
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A20 Hororata Fremantle to Plymouth
Date of Return	19 Apr 1919

War Service

Sydney entered Blackboy Hill camp on 31 May 1916, and in Sep 1916 he travelled to Victoria to undertake specialised training at Maribyrnong camp. On 1 Nov 1916 he was posted to the 8th reinforcement draft for the 10th Field Artillery Brigade, and he embarked with them for England.

On 30 Jan 1917 he was sent to the Australian Details Camp at Perham Downs, and on 26 Mar 1917 he was detached to the Artillery Training centre at Perham Downs. On 8 Apr 1917 Sydney proceeded overseas to France ex Heytesbury via Southampton. After a period in the General base Depot, he joined the 1st Division

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