Gunner Reuben Scott
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1897-07-03
Place of birth: Owen Sound Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Abraham Scott (father,) 1678 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Nine Elms Military Cemetery (France), I. D. 39.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 158681
Highest Rank:
Gunner
Rank detail
- Gunner (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-08-13 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vicinity of VIMY
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 297401
LAC ID:
218957
Service file: B8731-S030
Uploader's Notes: Previous military experience in Toronto Cadets (militia)
Uploader's Research notes: 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 81st Battalion Gunner Army Canadian Army Service Corps 1st Divisional Ammunition Column His burial registration gives his rank as Gunner, not Driver as initially entered
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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-05-19