Private James Alvin Scott

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Scott, James Alvin

Date of birth: 1892-01-27

Place of birth: New Westminster British Columbia Canada

Next of kin: Mrs Ivy Scott (wife,) Gen Del., New Westminster, B.C.

Marital status: married

Occupation (attested): Teamster

Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)

Address: New Westminster, British Columbia

Religion: Methodist

Date of death: 1917-04-09

Cause of death: Killed in action

Buried: Nine Elms Military Cemetery (France), III. E. 3.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 790216

Highest Rank: Private (29th Battalion)

Rank detail

Private, 29th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Private (Army). 1915-12-21 ?

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Battle wounded/killed: Attack East of NEUVILLE ST. VAAST

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

CWGC ID: 297399

LAC ID: 218553

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B8724-S040

Uploader's Notes:

previous service-104th Regt

Son of Francis "Frank" and Emma Jane (Stevens) Scott Peterson. Husband of Ida Howard.

Uploader's Research notes:

131st Battalion Nominal Roll

Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 131st Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 29th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2014-05-19