Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War 1917 ‘Ypres’ M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant A. H. Scott, 4th Battery, 2nd Brigade Australian Field Artillery, Australian Imperial Force, for his gallantry at Anzac Ridge during the night of 31 October 1917. He was gassed seven days later

Military Medal, G.V.R. (956 Cpl. A. H. Scott. 2/Bde: Aust: F.A.); 1914-15 Star (956 Gnr: A. H. Scott. 2/F.A. Bde. A.I.F.); British War and Victory Medals (956 T/Sjt. A. H. Scott. 2/F.A. Bde. A.I.F.) mounted for display, with Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘A80480, and Identity Disc, nearly extremely fine (4) £700-£900

M.M. London Gazette 4 February 1918. The original recommendation (jointly listed with 4856 Sergeant E. C. Chenney) states:

‘On the night of 31st October/lst November 1917 during the very heavy gas and heavy artillery bombardment of Anzac Ridge, N.E. of Westhoek, a dugout at the battery position was hit by a gas shell. These NCOs at once - regardless of the following shells - dug out three men who had been buried, two of whom were dead. The third they put on a stretcher and carried him through the heavy barrage to an Aid Post, but on arrival he was found to be dead.

These NCOs showed great personal courage and set a splendid example in their heroic attempt to save these men's lives - regardless of their own safety.’

Arthur Haldane Scott was born in Waverley, Sydney, and enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, 17 August 1914. He served with the 4th Battery, 2nd Brigade Australian Field Artillery as part of the M.E.F. in Gallipoli, and subsequently served with them in the French theatre of war from December 1916.

Scott was gassed, 7 November 1917, shortly after his gallantry at Anzac Ridge, Ypres. He advanced to Temporary Sergeant in April 1918, and discharged 17 July 1919.