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| − | |Rank=Corporal | + | |Rank=Acting Corporal |
| − | |Decorations= | + | |Decorations=None known. |
|Date of birth=Not yet known. | |Date of birth=Not yet known. | ||
| − | |Age=30 | + | |Age=30 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served Malaya. DIED 2/2/1945 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese – | + | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served Malaya. DIED 2/2/1945 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese – at Sendae No. 1 Camp in Japan. |
| − | |Company/Battery= | + | |Company/Battery=W Company. |
| − | |Task or role= | + | |Task or role=Not yet known. |
| − | |Promotions= | + | |Promotions=Acting Corporal. |
| − | |Wounded= | + | |Wounded=Not so far as is known. |
|Prisoner of War=Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore. | |Prisoner of War=Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=DIED 2/2/1945 - cause of death | + | |Died/Killed in action=DIED 2/2/1945 - cause of death Beri Beri. Remains cremated and buried in British wall niche in Yokohama Mausoleum 26/2/1946. Urn re-interred in grave E.C.4. British Section, Yokohama War Cemetery 13/9/1946. Inscription on headstone reads - "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM". |
| − | |Home address=Son of John and Elizabeth Jane Scott, husband of Lilian Scott of Glanton, Northumberland. | + | |Home address=Son of John and Elizabeth Jane Scott, husband of Lilian Scott of Glanton, Northumberland. Wife lived at Cliffrigg Cottage, Great Ayton, Middlesbrough. |
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Revision as of 10:40, 7 June 2018
Personnel Entry
Name Scott James Laidler
Army number 4273855
Rank Acting Corporal
Decorations None known.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age 30 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served Malaya. DIED 2/2/1945 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese – at Sendae No. 1 Camp in Japan.
Company/Battery W Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade
Promotions Acting Corporal.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore.
Died/Killed in action DIED 2/2/1945 - cause of death Beri Beri. Remains cremated and buried in British wall niche in Yokohama Mausoleum 26/2/1946. Urn re-interred in grave E.C.4. British Section, Yokohama War Cemetery 13/9/1946. Inscription on headstone reads - "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM".
Home address Son of John and Elizabeth Jane Scott, husband of Lilian Scott of Glanton, Northumberland. Wife lived at Cliffrigg Cottage, Great Ayton, Middlesbrough.
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