Regimental number | 577 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Telegraphist |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Scorer, Glen Street, Essendon, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Brigade, 3rd Signal Troop |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A51 Chilka on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Comissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Imperial Mounted Division |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Second Supplement No. 30474 (14 January 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76 (23 May 1918). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Listed on St John's Presbyterian Church, Essendon, Roll of Honour: three panels inscribed 'For King & Country', 'For God and Humanity', 'For Right Against Might'. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2779 Pte William Dobson SCORER DCM, 8th Bn, died of wounds, 24 October 1917. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |