Lance Corporal Walter D Scott
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1886-01-18
Place of birth: Symington Lanarkshire Scotland
Next of kin: William Scott, Bildon, Melrose Avenue, Rutherglen, Scotland.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Civil Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Civil Engineer, General
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1915-04-23
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 11018
Highest Rank:
Lance Corporal
(4th Battalion)
Rank detail
Lance Corporal, 4th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in 2nd Battle of Ypres
Commemoration location: Rutherglen War Memorial, Rutherglen, Glasgow, Scotland
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1595887
LAC ID:
219253
Service file: B8736-S050
Uploader's Notes: The battalion were in the vicinity of Pilckem near to the front line when this man was killed. The battalion suffered 487 casualties amongst the other ranks that day.
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the attestation papers and the Rutherglen War Memorial. This man is on the CWGC site. Info also from the 4th battalion war diary. [Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 4th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2008-09-21