Walter Farms Scobie (1890–1916)
Captain Walter Farms Scobie, who was killed in France, was previously wounded at Gallipoli. Captain Scobie joined the old Scottish Rifles shortly after leaving Fort Street school, and was a lieutenant in the infantry. He was the youngest son of Mr. R. Scobie, M.L.A., and was in his 26th year. Captain Scobie was employed as electrical engineer at the city sub-station. A brother, Private Robert Scobie, is in Egypt.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- World War I service record, B2455, item Scobie Walter James (National Archives of Australia)
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Scobie, Elizabeth Buchanan (mother)
- Scobie, Robert (father)
- Scobie, Elizabeth Margaret (sister)
- Scobie, Grace Locke (sister)
- Scobie, Elizabeth Margaret (sister)
- Scobie, Robert (brother)
Citation details
'Scobie, Walter Farms (1890–1916)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/scobie-walter-farms-18205/text29785, accessed 30 May 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
22 September,
1890
Menindee,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
7 August,
1916
(aged 25)
Ypres,
Belgium
Cause of Death
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