SCOTT Harold James

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral.

The birth of Harold James Scott is registered in the March Quarter 1899 under the Worcester Registration District.

The marriage of Louisa Scott to Albert Mealings is registered in the June Quarter 1909 under the Worcester Registration District.

1911 Census
Railway Servant Orphanage, Derby Royal Infirmary, Ashbourne Road, Derby
Harold James Scott, Pupil, age 12, born Worcester, Worcestershire

1911 Census
7 Midland Road, Worcester
Albert Mealings, head, age 34, Railway Goods Guard, born Yarnton, Oxfordshire
Louisa Mealings, wife, age 42, married 2 years, one child still living, 2 from a previous marriage, still living, born Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire
Ethel Mealings, daughter, age 18 months, born Worcester, Worcestershire
Tom Scott, Step Son, age 17, Railway Porter, born Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire
Evelyn Scott, Step Daughter, age 4, born Worcester, Worcestershire

Great Western Railway Roll of Honour:
H.J. Scott, Porter, Traffic Department, Kidderminster, Age 19, Private, 6th Wiltshire Regiment, killed in action 10/4/1918.

Source: The Great Western Railway in the First World War by Sandra Gittins, 2010.

Death reported in the Great Western Railway staff magazine, reference 1918/07/09. Photo in the Great Western Railway staff magazine, reference 1918/09/137.

A photograph of Private H. Scott can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 11th May 1918, available at Worcestershire Archives.

Harold Scott has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Tyne Cot Memorial.