SCOTT, David Copeland
(Service number 6/539)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Winchester | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Jess SCOTT (mother), Korari Grange, Winchester, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton, Canterbury | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
Military Medal
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
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Biographical Notes
David Copeland SCOTT. David returned home on Draft No. 221 on the Horarata which was due in Wellington on the 13 March 1919.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [08 August 2013]; Timaru Herald, 5 March 1919 (Papers Past) [09 September 2014]
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