SCOTT, William

Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt FranceCredit: CWGC

Private
1st Battalion
Hampshire Regiment

William was believed to have been born in Newport; his date of birth & parents is unknown at this time. At the time of his death his effects were administered by Lucy A CAVE.

William was reported Killed in Action on the 28th of January 1917 & originally buried on the battlefield near to where he fell. His body was later exhumed by the 113th Labour Company & reburied at Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt France on the 20th of February 1920. William now rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 1,348 of his First World War comrades, 366 of whom remain unidentified.

William is also remembered on the County & Carisbrooke & War Memorials

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Sons & Daughters Commemorated Far From Home

Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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The image is of the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery & Memorial in Belgium.