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Sgt. Frederick Scott MM.
British Army 2nd Btn. South Wales Borderers
My Great Grandfather Frederick Scott was in the 2nd South Wales Borderers. I have not found a lot of information on him, but I did manage to find his medal record, which says that he had made it to sergeant by the time he left the army, it also states that he was awarded a medal for bravery, my Nan said it was because he saved his Battalion, and because of that his Captain (known as Captain Queenie) offered him a job in Australia, which meant the whole family would have to move away, they left for 3 years, but my Great Nan was so home sick, they had to come back again.
I also know that during his time in the war, he was mustard gassed, my Nan said this happened when the troops were trying to mustard gas the enemy, but the wind changed direction, and they got gassed themselves by accident. She also said that because of this, he had a terrible cough. He also predicted the age he would die, in a conversation with friends and family, he said "I wont live past 43", and he did actually die when he was 43. His wife Agnes Maud Scott was always proud that he had died with her name tattooed on his arm. He was buried in a mass grave in Chingford Mount cemetery with no grave marker and he was always sadly missed by his family.
