| Service number | VX71997 |
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| Ranks Held | Captain, Lieutenant, Major, Lieutenant Colonel |
| Birth Date | 1888-06-21 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Bingara |
| Final Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
| Units |
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| Place | Bingara |
| Conflicts/Operations |
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| Gazettes |
Biographical information The Oxford companion to Australian military history in 1995 Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-01 Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-10 Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04 |
Lieutenant Colonel William John Rendel Scott
Collection items
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 19th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 19th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
- London Gazette
- 01 June 1917 on page 5421 at position 126
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 04 October 1917 on page 2624 at position 6
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Second World War POWs and Missing Persons:
- Unit
- 2/21st Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
- London Gazette
- 28 December 1917 on page 13566 at position 113
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 18 April 1918 on page 843 at position 191
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 19th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
- London Gazette
- 10 January 1917 on page 454 at position 1
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 29 June 1917 on page 1394 at position 150
Timeline
| Date of birth | 21 June 1888 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date commissioned | 05 May 1915 | |
| WW1 Service 1 | 05 May 1915 | 2lieutenant |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 18 November 1916 | |
| WW1 Service 2 | 10 April 1917 | major 20th battalion |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 09 September 1917 | |
| WW1 Service 3 | 19 December 1918 | Embarkation staff officer |
| WW1 Service 4 | 1919-05-01 - 1919-09-06 | Pres., Board of Survey and Fitting of Tpt |
| Interwar Service 1 | 01 January 1920 | major Reserve of Officers |
| Interwar Service 2 | 31 March 1921 | 55th battalion |
| Interwar Service 3 | 1922-07-01 - 1922-12-31 | commanding officer 55th battalion senior Cdt |
| Interwar Service 4 | 20 February 1924 | Unattached List |
| Interwar Service 5 | 01 July 1926 | 45th battalion |
| Interwar Service 6 | 10 March 1927 | commanding officer 45th battalion |
| Interwar Service 7 | 01 March 1928 | Unattached List |
| Interwar Service 8 | 21 October 1930 | Reserve of Officers |
| Interwar Service 9 | 01 April 1935 | 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 | 07 December 1939 | general service officer grade 2 Eastern Command |
| Career summary 3 | 13 January 1942 | 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 | 16 January 1942 | arrived Ambon |
| Career summary 5 | 02 February 1942 | missing in action (reported) |
| Career summary 6 | 22 February 1942 | prisoner of war (reported) |
| Career summary 7 | 13 September 1945 | arrived Hong Kong ex Hainan |
| Career summary 8 | 03 October 1945 | Returned to Australia (Syd) |
| Career summary 9 | 26 June 1946 | Reserve of Officers |
| Career summary 10 | 02 April 1947 | ED |
| Career summary 2 | AHeadquarters Directorate of Ops |