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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Victor Richard Stanley Scott |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Lieutenant |
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| Forename(s): |
Victor Richard Stanley |
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| Surname: |
Scott |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
10275 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Place of Birth: |
Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand |
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| First Known Rank: |
Second Lieutenant |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Farmer |
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| Next of Kin: |
H.J.W. Scott (brother), Ngarua, Waitoa, Thames Valley, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
12th Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Battalion, J Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
6 May 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Mokoia or Navua |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
31 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
7 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Ypres, Belgium |
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| Date of Death: |
4 October 1917 |
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| Age at Death: |
30 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
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| Grave Reference: |
IX.H.18. |
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| Obituary: |
"Lieutenant V. R. S. Scott, killed in action, left with the twelfth reinforcements as second lieutenant, gaining promotion on the field in June. Prior to his enlistment he was farming in the Waikato. He leaves a widow." (Auckland Weekly News, 1 November 1917, p. 22) |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Son of William Greer and Elizabeth Scott, of Ngarua. Husband of Ruby Scott. |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917 |
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