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Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

Bronze Plaque for Pte. David SCOTT

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c. 1915

Overview

Rectangle bronze plaque with details of Private SCOTT, KIA at Gallipoli - “No 613 Pte David SCOTT 16th BN Killed in Action Gallipoli 28.4.1915”

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Registration number

cwa-org-12-2017.15.11

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Width

127 mm

Height or length

75 mm

Weight

94 g

Inscriptions and markings

“No 613 / PTE. DAVID SCOTT / 16th BN. / KILLED IN ACTION / GALLIPOLI 28.4.1915”

Contextual Information

The brass plaque is part of collection of items handed down through the family of Private David SCOTT, 613. David enlisted on 24/09/1914 and was assigned to the 16th Battalion, B Company. He was killed in action at Gallipoli on the 28/04/1915, aged 25 years. This plaque provides details of his sacrifice.

Keywords

Gallipoli Turkey

16th Australian Infantry Battalion, 1st Australian Imperial Force

First World War

Place made

Australia

Year

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Comparative significance criteria

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-35.030449, 117.912878

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Bronze Plaque “No 613 Pte David SCOTT, 16th BN, Killed in Action Gallipoli 28.4.1915”

Bronze Plaque “No 613 Pte David SCOTT, 16th BN, Killed in Action Gallipoli 28.4.1915”

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