His story
Ernest William Scutt worked as a stoker in Preston, Sussex.
His next of kin was his wife, Annie Scutt.
He served as an Army Veterinary Corps private with 11th Veterinary Section. His medal record gives 11 April 1915 as the date of his first qualifying service in France.
He died on 3 May 1915, aged 37. He is commemorated at Chatby Memorial.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Stoker
- Residence recorded
- Preston
- Family
- Annie Scutt - wife
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/5559
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- 11th Veterinary Section
- Theatre of war
- France, 11 April 1915
Medals and commemoration
- 1914–15 Star
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 3 May 1915
- Age
- 37
- Place of death
- Egypt
- Recorded cause
- Pyrexia
- Cemetery or memorial
- Chatby Memorial
Connected men
- Lancelot Robert George COLLINGSAlso commemorated at Chatby Memorial
- Edward NEIGHBOURAlso commemorated at Chatby Memorial
- Phillip PROSSERAlso commemorated at Chatby Memorial
- James Pryce ROBINSONAlso commemorated at Chatby Memorial
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 25
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Ernest William Scutt”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/scutt-ernest-william-se-5559/.
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