Lieutenant Colonel Allan Humphrey Scott

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Photograph P02317.010
Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date 03/04/1891
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Tumut
Death Date 01/10/1917
Death Place Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Polygon Wood
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 4th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 56th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places
Event The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of Lieutenant Colonel Allan Humphrey Scott DSO, 56th Battalion, AIF, First World War 1914-1918
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918

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    Gallipoli, Turkey. 1915-08-17. Informal group portrait of officers of the 4th Battalion ...

    Tel el Kebir, Egypt. c. 1916-01. Informal portrait of Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) Alan ...

    Group portrait of officers of the 4th Battalion prior to embarkation. Identified from left to ...

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Date of birth 03/04/1891
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 28/08/1914 Appointed lieutenant with the 4th Battalion.
Date of embarkation 20/10/1914
Date promoted 18/10/1914 Appointed captain.
Date of enlistment 19/09/1914
Date of embarkation 20/10/1914
Date of recommendation honour or award 13/08/1915
Date promoted 22/11/1915 Appointed major.
Date promoted 10/08/1915 Appointed temporary major.
Date of recommendation honour or award 12/10/1916
Date promoted 12/03/1916 Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other units 24/02/1916 Commanding Officer 56th Battalion.
Other units 21/02/1916 56th Battalion.
Other units 31/01/1916 Commanding Officer, 4th Battalion.
Other units 16/06/1917 56th Battalion.
Date of fate 01/10/1917
Other units 24/08/1917 Temporary Commanding Officer of the 14th Infantry Brigade.
Other units 31/08/1917 56th Battalion.
Other units 14/01/1917 Assumed command of the 14th Infantry Brigade.
Date of recommendation honour or award 04/02/1917
Date of death 01/10/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 1917
Other units 31/01/1917 56th Battalion.
Other units 02/06/1917 Temporary Commanding Officer of the 14th Intantry Brigade.

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