VX71997 William John Rendel Scott, DSO
VX71997 William John Rendel Scott, DSO
| Date of birth | 1888-06-21 | Bingara, NSW |
| Date commissioned | 1915-05-05 | |
| WW1 Service 1 | 1915-05-05 | 2lieutenant |
| WW1 Service 2 | 1917-04-10 | major 20th battalion |
| WW1 Service 3 | 1918-12-19 | Embarkation staff officer |
| WW1 Service 4 | 1919-05-01 - 1919-09-06 | Pres., Board of Survey and Fitting of Tpt |
| Interwar Service 1 | 1920-01-01 | major Reserve of Officers |
| Interwar Service 2 | 1921-03-31 | 55th battalion |
| Interwar Service 3 | 1922-07-01 - 1922-12-31 | commanding officer 55th battalion senior Cdt |
| Interwar Service 4 | 1924-02-20 | Unattached List |
| Interwar Service 5 | 1926-07-01 | 45th battalion |
| Interwar Service 6 | 1927-03-10 | commanding officer 45th battalion |
| Interwar Service 7 | 1928-03-01 | Unattached List |
| Interwar Service 8 | 1930-10-21 | Reserve of Officers |
| Interwar Service 9 | 1935-04-01 | IO 2 DB |
| Interwar Service 10 | 1935-10-01 - 1939-08-25 | general service officer grade 2 DB |
| Interwar Service 11 | 1939-04-14 - 1939-05-17 | (full time |
| Career summary 1 | 1939-12-07 | general service officer grade 2 Eastern Command |
| Career summary 3 | 1942-01-13 | lieutenant colonel commanding officer 2/21st battalion (Gull Force) |
| Appointment | 1942-01-13 - 1942-02-02 | Battalion: 2/21st; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: AHeadquarters Directorate of Operations; Reason for end of appointment: prisoner of war: Captured Ambon |
| Career summary 4 | 1942-01-16 | arrived Ambon |
| Career summary 5 | 1942-02-02 | missing in action (reported) |
| Career summary 6 | 1942-02-22 | prisoner of war (reported) |
| Career summary 7 | 1945-09-13 | arrived Hong Kong ex Hainan |
| Career summary 8 | 1945-10-03 | Returned to Australia (Syd) |
| Career summary 9 | 1946-06-26 | Reserve of Officers |
| Career summary 10 | 1947-04-02 | ED |
| Career summary 2 | AHeadquarters Directorate of Ops |
Background: Big wheel in Old Guard; Occupation: Insurance Executive
