Mr Scott’s Scottish father was one of the first soldiers to be sent to France in 1914, and was amongst the first in action on the battlefields in France. It was here that he was wounded, which years later resulted in the amputation of his leg.

The tradition of attending Anzac Day services began when the Scott family moved to Australia. Mr Scott still has fond memories of watching the marches with his father in Moree.

“When I was a young child growing up, he’d always take me over to see the Anzac march,” he said. 

“I can remember standing with my father and mother and younger brother over near the memorial hall and watching them march down the street.”

In 1942, at the age of 18, Mr Scott followed in his father’s footsteps after being called up for military service during World War II. He was sent to serve in Borneo on May 1, 1945, during the last major Allied campaign in the South West Pacific.

Mr Scott was a gunner in the artillery in the anti-aircraft attached to the 9th division at Tarakan, a small island off the coast of Borneo.

“I was a gunner - you’re gunna do this and gunna do that,” the 92-year-old joked.

After the war ended in September 1945, Mr Scott’s division remained in Borneo until Christmas before going to Morotai, where Mr Scott stayed until he was medically discharged in 1946.

“When I joined I thought it was just an adventure, a chance to see the world,” he said. “I seen it alright. It was a lot different to what I thought.”

Mr Scott is now one of the oldest remaining World War II veterans in Moree. He once again marched on Tuesday.