SCOLYER, Albert Victor
| Service Number: | 4077 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bishopsbourne, Tasmania, Australia, 18 November 1883 |
| Home Town: | Devonport, Devonport, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 31 August 1954, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ulverstone General Cemetery, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Devonport Baptist Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4077, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 4077, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 4077, 15th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion |
Help us honour Albert Victor Scolyer's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Albert Victor (Bert) Scolyer was one of three sons of Richard and Elizabeth Scolyer of Devonport, Tasmania who enlisted in the AIF during WW1. Albert was the only one to return to Tasmania.
The mother had passed away in 1905 when the boys were quite young and their father died in 1913, just prior to the war. They all gave their next of kin as their eldest sister, Eva Marshall of Wynyard, Tasmania.
Albert enlisted on the same day as his twin brother, Frank Harold Scolyer. They both transferred to the 47th Battalion in Egypt during early 1916 as part of the reorganisation of the AIF.
Frank’s younger brother, 960 Pte. Richard Ernest Scolyer 26th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Pozieres on 5 August 1916, aged 23.
Albert was seriously wounded the very next day, during the Pozieres battle, a shrapnel wound to the front of head. He was evacuated to England and was treated at the Wharncliffe Hospital. His wounds were grave, a piece of shrapnel had struck the front of his skull and caused some bone damage. He was unconscious for some days, and when the wound healed, he suffered from defective vision and headaches. He was returned to Australia during June 1917 and discharged with a pension.
His twin brother, 4078 Pte. Frank Harold Scolyer 42nd Battalion, later died of wounds in France on 25 September 1918, aged 34.
Bert married in Tasmania after the war and raised eight children.
Click images to start slideshow.