Scott Leslie Edward Pte 4270327
Personnel Entry
Name Scott Leslie Edward
Army number 4270327
Rank Private
Decorations None yet known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age (At the time of his death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers - dates not yet known. Joined The Durham Light Infantry (Special Reserve) 15/11/1936. Posted to The Durham Light Infantry 1/12/1937. Posted to ? 6th Battalion DLI. Posted to 10th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Posted missing. Returned to the Battalion? Served Iceland? Transferred to the Pioneer Corps 14/4/1944. Documents to Bournemouth. Information on his subsequent military career has not been able to be accessed.
Company/Battery Not yet ascertained.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions He is listed on the War Office "Missing" list as a Corporal.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address No family information as yet.
Source table
Further information on Private Scott would be welcomed - please contact the Lead Researcher. As his is a relatively common name the genealogical research on him has not been adequate to identify him specifically so family help is very much needed.
An acknowledgment is due to the RNF Museum for information drawn from their Enlistment Books.
