Scott John Alexander Fusilier 4273951
Personnel Entry
Name Scott John Alexander
Army number 4273951
Rank Fusilier
Decorations None as far as is known.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age 25 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served Malaya. DIED 27/6/1943 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese – location Tarsoa, Siam.
Company/Battery Z Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade
Promotions None, as far as is known.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore.
Died/Killed in action DIED 27/6/1943 - cause of death Dysentery and Malaria.
Home address Son of Alexander William and Eleanor Scott. Father lived at Fenton Gardens, Wooler. Interred Grave 175/1 Tarsoa by Reverend Alcock, Chaplain to the Forces. Re-interred in grave 4.G.9. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
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