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Surname: SCOTT
Forename(s): Joseph Tom
Place of Birth: Haslingden, Lancashire
Service No: 38884
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 2/4th Battalion
Division: 61st (2/South Midland) Division
Age: 19
Date of Death: 1918-10-04
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 7 and 8.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Joseph Tom Scott was the son of Arthur Tom and Amelia Scott, formerly or née Oakley. Arthur was born at Burlescombe, Devon and Amelia at Willenhall, Staffordshire.
1901 Haslingden, Lancashire Census: 49, Hudrake - Joseph T. Scott, aged 2 years, born Haslingden, son of Arthur T. and Amelia Scott.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 28, Wellington Street - Joseph Tom Scott, aged 12 years, born Haslingden, Lancashire, son of Arthur Tom and Amelia Scott.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Joseph T. Scott, 38884, Royal Berkshire Regiment.
A short biography of Joseph is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
SCOTT, Jos. Tom, Royal Berkshire Regt., 169, Burnley Terrace, [Barnoldswick], killed in action.
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Private Joseph Tom SCOTT
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 61st (2/South Midland) Division
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18 October 1918
Private Joseph Tom Scott, Barnoldswick
Private Joseph Tom Scott, Royal Berkshire Regiment, news of whose death came to hand at the weekend, was the only son of Mrs. Scott, 168 Burnlea Terrace, Barnoldswick. A letter received from his officer states he was killed during the advance on October 3rd.
“He has been my servant for the past month or so,” the writer goes on “and I was only four yards away from him when he was killed. We had both just had dinner together, and were moving off when a shell exploded very close. When I looked round I saw he was dead. It is impossible for me to praise him enough for his work out here, both as servant and also as section-commander, which position he would take when short of N.C.O.s. We buried him where he fell, and I have ordered a cross to be erected.”
Private Scott, who was only 19 years of age, went out in France in February last. He was formerly a leading member of the Barnoldswick Orchestra, and also a very promising violinist, having for four years been a member of that same orchestra. He was employed at the Maypole Dairy in Albert Road.
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18 October 1918
Barnoldswick Fatalities
Pte. Joseph Tom Scott, Royal Berkshire Regiment, news of whose death came to hand at the week-end, was the only son of Mrs. Scott, 169, Burnlea Terrace, Barnoldswick. A letter received from his officer states he was killed during the advance on Oct. 3rd. “He has been my servant for the last month or so,” the writer goes on, “and I was only four yards away from him when he was killed. We had both just had dinner together, and were moving off when a shell exploded very close. When I looked round I saw he was dead… It is impossible for me to praise him enough for his work out here, both as servant and also as section commander, which position he would take when short of N.C.O.’s. We buried him where he fell, and I have ordered a cross to be erected.” Pte. Scott, who was only 19 years of age, went out to France in February last. He was formerly a leading member of the Barnoldswick Scouts, and also a very promising violinist, having for four years been a member of the Barnoldswick Orchestra. He was employed at the Maypole Dairy in Albert Road.
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