Lieutenant Colonel Allan Humphrey Scott

image: P02317.010 image: P02317.010
Photograph P02317.010
Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date 1891-04-03
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Tumut
Death Date 1917-10-01
Death Place Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Polygon Wood
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 4th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 56th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-01
Published in London Gazette in 1915-10-29
Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28
Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-04
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-02-24
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04

Collection items

    Media


    Gallipoli, Turkey. 1915-08-17. Informal group portrait of officers of the 4th Battalion ...

    Tel el Kebir, Egypt. c. 1916-01. Informal portrait of Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) Alan ...

    Group portrait of officers of the 4th Battalion prior to embarkation. Identified from left to ...

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    56th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    56th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant

  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    56th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • Roll of Honour:

    Unit
    56th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    4th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    4th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    56th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    28 December 1917 on page 13566 at position 111
    Commonwealth Gazette
    18 April 1918 on page 843 at position 189

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    4th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    29 October 1915 on page 10730 at position 2
    Commonwealth Gazette
    24 February 1916 on page 456 at position 9

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    56th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    56th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    04 January 1917 on page 256 at position 40
    Commonwealth Gazette
    29 June 1917 on page 1393 at position 102

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    56th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    01 June 1917 on page 5423 at position 25
    Commonwealth Gazette
    04 October 1917 on page 2624 at position 165

Timeline

Date of birth 03 April 1891
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 28 August 1914 Appointed lieutenant with the 4th Battalion.
Date of enlistment 19 September 1914
Date promoted 18 October 1914 Appointed captain.
Date of embarkation 20 October 1914
Date of embarkation 20 October 1914
Date promoted 10 August 1915 Appointed temporary major.
Date of recommendation honour or award 13 August 1915
Date promoted 22 November 1915 Appointed major.
Other units 31 January 1916 Commanding Officer, 4th Battalion.
Other units 21 February 1916 56th Battalion.
Other units 24 February 1916 Commanding Officer 56th Battalion.
Date promoted 12 March 1916 Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Date of recommendation honour or award 12 October 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 1917
Other units 14 January 1917 Assumed command of the 14th Infantry Brigade.
Other units 31 January 1917 56th Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 04 February 1917
Other units 02 June 1917 Temporary Commanding Officer of the 14th Intantry Brigade.
Other units 16 June 1917 56th Battalion.
Other units 24 August 1917 Temporary Commanding Officer of the 14th Infantry Brigade.
Other units 31 August 1917 56th Battalion.
Date of death 01 October 1917
Date of fate 01 October 1917

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