S/40878 Private
8th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, 44th Infantry Brigade, 15th (Scottish) Division
Age: 21
Date of Death: 8.7.17
Buried: Brandhoek Military Cemetery II.M.17
Family history: Son of James and Elizabeth Scott, 22 Paris Street, Grangemouth. Andrew had four brothers and two sisters and he worked as a Clerk in a shipping company before he enlisted in the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and subsequently transferred to the Seaforth Highlanders.
The action leading to his death
The battalion were in the line at Verlorenhoek at Cambridge Trench. At 01.30am on 8 July the battalion took part in a raid on the German trenches opposite. Battalion casualties are reported as 1 officer missing, Other ranks 12 missing, 2 killed, and 15 wounded. Andrew was one of the wounded and subsequently died of his wounds.
Medals Awarded
Victory Medal, British War Medal
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