Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Scolyer, Richard Ernest

Born 1890 Bishopsbourne Tasmania the son of Richard and Elizabeth Scolyer (nee Frost) a labourer he embarked Brisbane 29^th June 1915 on board “HMAT Aeneas” with the 26^th Infantry Battalion.

He was killed in action 5^th August 1916 in France and like others with no known grave is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.

A MISSING SOLDIER

Private Richard Scolyer, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. Scolyer, of Devonport, has been officially reported missing since August 5, 1916. A letter has been received from a Red Cross nurse stating that he had died in their hospital but no notification has been received from the military authorities confirming the information. His brother, Private Frank Scolyer, writing on December 24 to a relative, stated that he had seen one of Dick's mates, who said that on the Saturday morning, August 5 he, with Dick and others, went out into ''No Man's Land' about daybreak; after being out a bit he was sent back wish a message, and when coming back another mate said to him, 'Dick Scolyer is wounded in the arm and leg and has gone to the dressing station.' He never saw him after he was hit. He could not make it out at all, as battalion headquarters had him missing and brigade headquarters as wounded : it seemed very strange, but they had a chap in their battalion (continued Frank) who was hit a good way back, and before he reached the dressing station he was killed, so possibly poor Dick had met the same fate. Private Frank Scolyer again remarked that it was a mistake to report himself as wounded. He also said in the letter that they were having awfully cold weather in France, with snow in the trenches, and plenty of water; they did not see the sun very often, but got an awful lot of foggy dull weather. His twin brother Bert was doing well after his wounds.

The North Western Advocate 2^nd March 1917

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