Private Cyril Charles Scoats
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1896
Date of Death
15 Apr 1917
Media files and documents
War time / or Pre War occupation
Straw Hat Worker
Employer
William Scoats
Regiment
Medals Awarded
Service Number
90044
Place of Birth
Luton
World War I Address
70 Burr Street
Luton
Place of Death
At sea
lost from HT Arcadian
Grave Location
Syra New British Cemetery
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
North Buckinghamshire Times , 15th May 1917
Cyril was the son of William Scoats, a straw hat manufacturer of 70 Burr Street, Luton. He joined the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1915 and was sent to Egypt in 1917. He drowned when the troop carrier Arcadian was torpedoed by an enemy submarine on 15th April 1917 in the Aegean Sea. His body was recovered and he is buried in a military cemetery on the Greek island of Syra with other casualties from the Arcadian.
An account of the sinking by a survivor can be read here.
Individual Location
Author: HillC
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