Robert Francis Coghill Scott
Born 24 Feb 1891 - Died 9 Jun 1917
- Service number
- WWI 10/2482 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Captain/Military AWMM Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Robert Francis Coghill AWMM
- Surname
- Scott AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 10/2482 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
- Presbyterian, Christian AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 24 Feb 1891 AWMM
Auckland, New Zealand AWMM - Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Pre 13 Mar 1915 AWMM Kingsview Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs I. Scott (mother), Kingsview Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 14 Aug 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
- Armentieres AWMM
- Somme AWMM
- Messines AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 10/2482 AWMM
- Military service
- 4 years as school cadet AWMM
- Served with the Highland Rifle Volunteers, 3 Auckland Infantry Battalion (Countess of Ranfurly's Own), 1909-1912 AWMM
- Transferred to Post & Telegraph Corps and appointed 2nd Lieutenant, 31 October 1912 AWMM
- New Zealand Post & Telegraph Corps AWMM
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- 1914-1915 Star AWMM
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- Victory Medal with oak leaf AWMM
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
MiD citation: "Operations, British Front, Armentieres 7th May to 7th August and the Somme 18th to 19th September 1915. This Officer has done remarkable good work as commander of a company during the last six months. He is full of energy and determination , and a first rate leader of men. During the attack on Flers on the 15th September, Captain Scott showed great dash and boldness in leading his men and pushing out to a forward position where he was wounded." (London Gazette, 4 January 1917, p261, Rec No 367) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 13 Mar 1915 AWMM
Age 24 AWMM
Postal clerk/Civilian AWMM - Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 14 Aug 1915-19 Sep 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 27 AWMM Vessel was Willochra AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM Wellington Infantry Battalion AWMM 6th Reinforcements AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Height, Unknown Period AWMM
5 feet 10 inches AWMM - Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
Brown AWMM - Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
Black AWMM - Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
Wounded in action on the Somme, 16 September 1916 AWMM - Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
Wounded in action at Messines on 9 June 1917, received a fractured skull AWMM - Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
Sent to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station and died later that day AWMM - Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM
- Height, Unknown Period AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Captain/Military AWMM
Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of Captain Edward John Scott (Master Mariner) and Isabella Scott, of 8 Kingsview Road, Mount Eden, Auckland.
Three sons, brothers served in WW1: Arthur Tennyson Scott (12/243) kia; Robert Francis Coghill Scott (10/2482) died of wounds and Charles Edward Scott (57438) who returned home. Their brother inlaw Rupert Cyril Moore (44943) was also killed.
Educated at Auckland Grammar School.
Appointed Lieutenant with 6th Reinforcements on 12 August 1915
Auckland Grammar School Magazine Chronicle, Third Term 1917: "Captain Robert Francis Scott, who died of wounds after the action at Messines, was the son of the late Captain E.J. Scott and Mrs. Scott, of Kings View Road, Mt Eden. He came to us from Epsom School, and was in the Middle Third of 1904, and in the Lower Fourth of 1905. After leaving school he was employed in the Post Office Savings Bank at Auckland, and afterwards at New Plymouth. He held a commission in the Post and Telegraph Corps, and was formerly a member of the Highland Rifles. On the outbreak of war he was placed in charge of the cable on Muriwai Beach, where he remained until he joined the Expeditionary Force as Second Lieutenant, being promoted to a First Lieutenancy before leaving New Zealand. He saw service at Gallipoli, and was present at the Evacuation, and later in Egypt received his Captaincy. While serving on the Somme he was wounded, and mentioned in despatches, and was for a period acting-major. His brother Arthur left with the Main Body, and was wounded: and his remaining brother, C.E. Scott, is serving at the front."
Next of Kin: Mrs I. Scott, Kings View Rd, Mt Eden (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 9 Jun 1917 AWMM
Age 26 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Died of wounds AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France AWMM III. C. 106. AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Obituary: Auckland Grammar School Magazine Chronicle, Third Term 1917 AWMM
- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Family grave memorial, Waikaraka Cemetery, 1 Alfred Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Auckland Grammar School War Memorial, New Zealand AWMM
- Roll of Honour, Epsom Presbyterian Church, 10 Gardner Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
- Marivare Reserve, corner of Manukau and Ranfurly Roads, Epsom, Auckland AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7815318
Further Reference - The New Zealand Heritage List. War Memorial, Auckland Grammar School, Mountain Road, Epsom, Auckland.
http://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/4472
Further Reference - Marivare Reserve Memorial Archway Index, Auckland Council Archives
http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/CityArchives/FamilyHistory/AUC204/searchmarivare.htm
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/201482/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/201482
Further Reference - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
- Military Personnel file
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Vol1: 648 - Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland Grammar School.
1917, Third term. p.13. - Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 2: Includes portrait - Connolly, A., & Stanes, P. Rememberance: Auckland Grammar School Great War Roll of Honour. Vols 1 & 2. Auckland: Petand Prodctions.
- Information kindly provided by family
- Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.
- The Magazine Of The Sixth Reinforcements NZEF : published at sea on 28th August & 11th September, 1915
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