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SCOTT, Robert Henry William
(Service number 83787)

Aliases
First Rank		Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	6 March 1895	Place of Birth	Geraldine

Enlistment Information

Date	20 July 1917	Age	22 yrs
Address at Enlistment	Greenvale, Geraldine
Occupation	General labourer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Height 5 feet 7 inches. Weight 140 lbs. Chest measurement 33-36 inches. Complexion fair. Eyes blue. Hair brown. Eyes both 6/6. Hearing and colour vision normal. Limbs and chest well formed. Full movement of joints. Heart not normal. Lungs normal. No illnesses. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids. inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated. Good bodily and mental health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of his duties - No' Slight defect(s) but not sufficient to cause rejection. No fits. Assessed as Class C2. V D H. .
Next of Kin	Mrs H. SCOTT (mother), Greenvale, Geraldine
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 7 inches. Complexion fair. Eyes blue. Hair brown.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship
Date
Transport
Embarked From		Destination

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	D Company 46 Reinforcements

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	22 November 1918	Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

8 July 1918 at Featherston, history of weak chest and cough - "No physical signs" and never had medical attendance in his life.

Post-war Occupations

Dairy farmer

Death

Date	12 August 1977	Age	82 yrs
Place of Death	Timaru
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Geraldine Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 373, Plot 2
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Robert Henry William SCOTT was a son of Henry and Jessie SCOTT. Robert forfeited 5 days pay for being absent without leave while on Active Service at Featherston Military Camp, on 26 October 1918. He was issued with a Certificate of Leave in lieu of Discharge (he had served only in New Zealand). At this time he was stated to be of good character.

Sources

NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives ref. AABK 18805 W5553 0102719) [12 August 2014]; Headstone image Geraldine Cemetery (Timaru District Council) [09 August 2014]

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