1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Died:
01/07/1916 (Killed in Action)
Age:
18
Summary
Joseph Scott was the son of James and Lizzie Scott. Joseph was born in Ballygawley, County Tyrone. Joseph Scott enlisted in Beragh, County Tyrone. Private Joseph Scott was serving with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of The Somme on 1st July 1916. He was 18 years old.
The Thiepval Memorial will be found on the D73, next to the village of Thiepval, off the main Bapaume to Albert road (D929). Each year a major ceremony is held at the memorial on 1 July.
