Colonel William Henry Scott

Ranks Held Captain, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Final Rank Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Unit 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1919-10-04
Published in London Gazette in 1918-01-01
Published in London Gazette in 1918-01-12
Published in London Gazette in 1916-12-01
Published in London Gazette in 1920-06-11
Published in London Gazette in 1916-05-16
Published in London Gazette in 1919-03-08
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-06-17
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-09-21
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-04-19
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1920-09-02
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-05-23
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1920-01-29

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    12 January 1918 on page 804 at position 30
    Commonwealth Gazette
    23 May 1918 on page 1123 at position 13
  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    01 January 1918 on page 6 at position 16
    Commonwealth Gazette
    18 April 1918 on page 846 at position 16
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    11 June 1920 on page 6452 at position 17
    Commonwealth Gazette
    02 September 1920 on page 1145 at position 7
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    04 October 1919 on page 12219 at position 2
    Commonwealth Gazette
    17 June 1919 on page 1010 at position 9
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    16 May 1916 on page 4927 at position 1
    Commonwealth Gazette
    21 September 1916 on page 2621 at position 21
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    01 December 1916 on page 11807 at position 54
    Commonwealth Gazette
    19 April 1917 on page 926 at position 62
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

Timeline

Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 11 November 1914
Date of embarkation 11 February 1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 07 December 1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 16 April 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 29 April 1916
Other units 1916-06-16 - 1919-07-01 Temporary Commanding Officer of the 9th Light Horse Regiment.
Date of recommendation honour or award 16 September 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 14 June 1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 09 October 1918
Date returned to Australia 26 December 1918