Llewellyn Robert SCHOLES

SCHOLES, Llewellyn Robert

Service Number: 4506
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1
Born: Barraba, New South Wales, Australia, 10 July 1892
Home Town: Muswellbrook, Muswellbrook, New South Wales
Schooling: The Kings School and Sydneu University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Dental Surgeon
Died: Natural causes, Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia, 5 March 1935, aged 42 years
Cemetery: Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium
Cremated
Memorials: Strathfield WWI Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

15 May 1915: Involvement Private, 4506, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 May 1915: Embarked Private, 4506, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, RMS Mooltan, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Michael Silver

Captain Llewellyn Robert Scholes BDS was a native of the New England district of New South Wales. Born at ‘Linton’, Barraba in 1892 ne was the elder son of six children to grazier Joseph Battersby Scholes and his wife Agnes Cleghorn. His first Christian name being that of his paternal grandmother’s maiden name.

He married Miss Edna Mountford Moses, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Moses, of Windsor in 1920. They had four children— Gwenyth, Owen, Suzanne and Alan.

Captain Scholes was educated at The King's School, Parramatta, and graduated as Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Sydney University in 1914. In the following year he left Australia with the Third Australian General Hospital and transferred to the dental services of the Army Medical Corps in 1915 at Lemnos. Later he did work with the corps in Egypt and France. He returned to Sydney in 1918 and established a dental practice in Macquarie Street.

Having suffered ill health for several months, he was admitted to a private hospital at Strathfield on Saturday, 2 March 1935 but died three days later ay just 42 years of age.

Captain Scholes was a member of the executive council of the Australian Dental Association and acted as librarian for four years. He was a prominent member of the Society of Dental Science until it ceased operations in 1929, in which year he was its president. He was assistant editor of the 'Dental Science Journal of Australia' from 1926 to 1929 and contributed many valuable articles to dental literature. In 1929 he played a part in amalgamating the various dental societies into the Australian Dental Association, which has a branch in each State.

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