| Accession Number | P06430.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Australian Graves Services |
| Date made | c 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Original grave marker of 2648 Lance Corporal (LCpl) Thomas Scott at Peronne Communal Cemetery ...
Description
Original grave marker of 2648 Lance Corporal (LCpl) Thomas Scott at Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, France. A Scotsman who emigrated to Australia in 1900, Thomas Scott spent six years in the Light Horse milita at Glen Innes before enlisting in the AIF in August 1916. A married man with a child, LCpl Scott left Australia in August 1916 as part of the 5th Reinforcement group of the "New England's Own" 33rd Battalion. He was second in command of a machine-gun section during the attack on Peronne on 30 August 1918 when he was hit and killed by a machine-gun bullet after climbing out of a shell-hole, age 32.