Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Scott Robert William

Born 29^th April 1890 Oatlands Tasmania the son of Alexander Dunkin and Martha Scott (nee Presnell) a carpenter he embarked Hobart 20^th October 1914 on board “HMAT Geelong” with the 3^rd Field Artilllery Brigade.

He served Gallipoli and was promoted to sergeant in France and later to 2^nd Lieutenant 15^th August 1916 and then Lieutenant on the 21^st January 1917

He was killed in action 29^th September 1917 in Belgium and is commemorated in the The Huts Cemetery, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium

News has been received that Lieutenant Will Scott made the supreme sacrifice on the Western front after three years service and received a commission for his good work. The deceased was a well known athlete on one occasion winning the ten mile cross country event. In a letter which his mother recently received Lieutenant Scott wrote “Very soon I shall leave for England on long furlough”. Unfortunately this was not to take place. Think of it, three years hard fighting while so many prefer to remain home. If those who refuse to enlist were only brave enough to take these long service men, Lieutenant Scott and many more might now be enjoying – not the furlough which came too late, but a well earned rest at home.

The Weekly Courier 8^th November 1917

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