Joseph Lindley (Joe) SCALES DSO, MM, MiD

SCALES, Joseph Lindley

    Service Numbers: 1738, V83329
    Enlisted: 12 June 1915, Seymour, Victoria
    Last Rank: Captain
    Last Unit: Australian Military Forces HQ
    Born: Mitta Mitta, Victoria, Australia, 25 July 1895
    Home Town: Mitta Mitta, Towong, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Contractor
    Died: MacLeod, Victoria, Australia, 29 July 1967, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia
    Plot 24*HA1*N
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    World War 1 Service

    12 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1738, Seymour, Victoria
    16 Jul 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1738, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
    16 Jul 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1738, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
    7 Jul 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion
    17 Feb 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 24th Infantry Battalion
    17 Apr 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion
    5 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1738, 24th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW (buttock)
    27 Aug 1917: Honoured Military Medal, Battle for Pozières , Near BAPUAME on the 15th March 1917 this N.C.O. led a small patrol in broad daylight along a shallow gap right up to the enemy trenches getting through two heavy lines of wire where he remained half-an-hour and obtained valuable information urgently needed for an attack some hours later
    20 Sep 1917: Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Menin Road, Conduct 20th to 21st Sept 1917
    9 Oct 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion
    12 Oct 1917: Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, 1st Passchendaele, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in capturing a strong point 150 yards in front of our line. This he did single handed. By the effective use of his rifle he killed four of the enemy in the post and two more as they tried to escape. He rushed the post from a distance of fifty yards and captured the machine gun. His devotion and courage inspired his men to further efforts, including the capture of five prisoners.
    18 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 23rd Infantry Battalion

    World War 2 Service

    27 Mar 1940: Enlisted Captain, V83329, South Melbourne, Victoria
    27 Mar 1940: Enlisted V83329
    19 Feb 1947: Discharged Captain, V83329, Australian Military Forces HQ

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