Regimental number | 514 |
Place of birth | Natimuk near Horsham, Victoria |
School | Rutherglen State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Merchant |
Address | c/o Cust & Scholes, Ararat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Albert Scholes, 1 Severn Street, Box Hill, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | L |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of para-typhoid. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Boulogne, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot IV, Row N, Grave No. 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 51 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated ('Fall Heroes') on Roll of Honour, Natimuk & District Soldiers' Memorial Hall, Victoria. Parents: Albert and Sarah SHCOLES, Box Hill, Victoria. Native of Natimuk, near Horsham, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |