Lieutenant Walter Mowbray Scougall
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Scougall,
Walter Mowbray
Date of birth: 1884-08-03
Place of birth: Quebec Quebec Canada
Next of kin: H. L. Scougall; mother; Sunnyvale, California, U.S.A.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Rancher
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-08-15
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 2572
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
(24th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lieutenant, 24th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Lieutenant (Army).
- Trooper (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Hill 70
Awards
1914-1915 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1575559
LAC ID:
219533
Service file: B8742-S012
Uploader's Notes: Two years prior service with 8th Regiment, Royal Rifles of Canada. Son of Willoughby Scougall and Henrietta Louisa Scougall, of Quebec.
CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action. Killed instantly by a "whizz bang" shell when going over the top in the vicinity of Lens on the morning of August 15th, 1917.
Regimental History records "the first three waves of the Battalion's manoeuvre passed through Cite St. Edouard in safety; but the 4th wave, composed of two platoons of "D" Company, was caught in the blast of the German barrage, which wounded Capt. P. I. Walker, the Company Commander, killed Lieuts. W. M. Scougall and H. S. Ritchie, commanding Nos. 16 and 15 Platoons, and killed or wounded a number of their men."
CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action. Killed instantly by a "whizz bang" shell when going over the top in the vicinity of Lens on the morning of August 15th, 1917.
Regimental History records "the first three waves of the Battalion's manoeuvre passed through Cite St. Edouard in safety; but the 4th wave, composed of two platoons of "D" Company, was caught in the blast of the German barrage, which wounded Capt. P. I. Walker, the Company Commander, killed Lieuts. W. M. Scougall and H. S. Ritchie, commanding Nos. 16 and 15 Platoons, and killed or wounded a number of their men."
Uploader's Research notes: [Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 23rd Reserve Battalion Trooper Army Canadian Cavalry Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) C Squadron Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 24th Battalion D Company
I/C No. 16 Platoon
1914-1915 Star Victory Medal British War Medal ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-12-27