SCOBIE, Walter Farmes
| Service Number: | Captain |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Menidnee, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bellevue Hill, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street High School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Electrical Engineer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 7 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery III M 10 |
| Memorials: | Chippendale Substation Staff NSW Govt. Tramways Honour Roll, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Haymarket Substation Staff of NSW Government Tramways Roll of Honour, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 13 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Captain, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Jun 1915: | Involvement 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1915: | Embarked 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Sydney | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Captain, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1916-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert and Elizabeth SCOBIE, "Halcyon", Kanibold Road, Bellevue Hill, Queensland
CAPTAIN W.ALTER F. SCOBIE another old Fort Street boy has been killed in France. He had previously been through the Gallipoli campaign, and had been wounded. He was the youngest son of Mr. R. Scobie. M.L..A.. and at the time of his death was 26 years old. He wa. till joining the A.I.F.. employed as an electrical engineer at the City sub-station. He had long taken an interest in military matters, his connection with the Scottish Rifles dating from the time he left Fort Street, about 1906. His brother Robert is also in khaki, though on latest reports he had not left Egypt.
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