Ernest SCOLES (ENLISTED AS BAKER)

SCOLES (ENLISTED AS BAKER), Ernest

    Service Numbers: 1653, 1653A
    Enlisted: 26 May 1915, Enlisted under the alias, Robert Baker at Melbourne, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Fryerstown, Victoria, Australia, 1894
    Home Town: Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
    Schooling: Chewton State School, Vic.
    Occupation: Shepherd
    Died: Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 29 July 1916
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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    World War 1 Service

    26 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1653, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted under the alias, Robert Baker at Melbourne, Vic.
    27 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1653, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
    16 Jul 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1653, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
    29 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1653, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    29 Jul 1916: Involvement Private, 1653A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1653A awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-29

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    Biography contributed by Robert Wight

    Ernest Scholes enlisted in the AIF as Robert Baker. Exact reason is unknown however his father's name was Robert Charles Baker Scoles.

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