328th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
12/06/1896
Died:
24/10/1917 (Died of Wounds)
Age:
21
Summary
William George Scott was the son of William and Sarah Ann Scott. He was born on either 12th June 1896 or 15th June 1897 at Drumenagh Hill, near Ballyronan, where the family had a farm. He was one of nine children. The family moved to Ballygrooby, near Moneymore in 1909. Gunner Scott was still serving with the Artillery when he was seriously wounded on 2nd September 1917 in France. He was brought back to hospital in Brighton, England where he died of his wounds in Brighton on Wednesday 24th October 1917.
The cemetery is on the Lewes road. It was opened in 1857, and now covers 44 acres. It climbs the hill Eastward, crossing a public road. A War Cross stands in the cemetery.
