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Roy William SCOLES

Regimental number4864
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPlasterer
AddressPort Hacking Road, Sylvania, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 8"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Scoles, Port Hacking Road, Sylvania, New South Wales
Previous military serviceCitizen Forces
Enlistment date30 November 1915
Place of enlistmentCasula, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 13 February 1917
Date of death25 July 1919
Place of burialSutherland Cemetery, New South Wales
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Margaret SCOLES
Discharge date18 May 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 13 February 1917; disembarked Sydney, 12 April 1917; discharged Sydney, 18 May 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SCOLES Roy William

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