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Scorer L L L Cpl 577

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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

This "Portrait of Scorer", taken at Broadmeadows in January 1915, may

Leonard Scorer. http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/DAOD0595

Scorer L L L Cpl 577 Leonard Lewis 3 LHB 3 Sig Troop 19 Telegraphist Single Pres

Address: Essendon, Glen St, 2

Next of Kin: Scorer, Henry, father, 2 Glen St, Essendon

Enlisted: 26 Oct 1914

Embarked: not available (Feb 1915 per letter below)

MID

Relatives on Active Service:

Scorer W D Pte 2779 brother KIA

Scorer-H-R-L-Sapper-8562 brother

COMMISSIONS GAINED
Mr and Mrs H. D. Scorer, of Essendon, received a cable message stating
that their son, Leonard, has received a commission in the Signal Squadron. He
is the youngest of three sons, all serving at the war. He enlisted in the 3rd
Signal Troop, and left Australia in February, 1915.

He was with the 3rd Light Horse Brigade on Galllpoli, and afterwards with
the Australian Light Horse in the battle with the Senussi, Christmas, 1915,
being mentioned in despatches In connection with that engagement. Since
then he has been with the Anzac Mounted Division in Egypt.

COMMISSIONS GAINED (1917, April 11). The Herald

(Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 10.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242692016

Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Scorer, of Essendon, have received a cable message stating that their son, Leonard, had received a commission in the Anzac Squadron.

ROLL OF HONOR. (1917, April 12). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2 Edition: Morning. Retrieved May 11, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74602249

In our last issue it was mentioned that Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Scorer had received a cable stating that their youngest son, Leonard, had received his commission. He enlisted in October, 1914, in the 3rd Signal Troop, and sailed from Australia in February, 1915. He went with the 3rd Light Horse Brigade, to the Dardanelles, and was there for six months, when he took sick and was sent to Egypt.

On recovering, he was sent to the officers' school at Zeitoun, and then left with the Australian Composite Light Horse, which accompanied the English Expedition to the Senussi. In the battle at Xmas, 1915, with the Senussi, he was mentioned in despatches and personally complimented by general commanding. They returned to Egypt and rejoined their brigade, which was re-named the Anzac Mounted Division. He has been with this on the Eastern frontier of Egypt since, so at Xmas, 1915, he was on the Western frontier of Egypt, up to the Gulf of Sollum; and at xmas, 1916, on the Eastern frontier at Assyrian border. He also states that he has the same horse that he had in camp at Broadmeadow, and that he is as good as the best, although it has been wounded several times.

ROLL OF HONOR. (1917, April 19). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 3 Edition: Morning. Retrieved May 11, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74602292

Australian Engineers, attah 1 M D Sig Sqdn 19 June 1917
Lieut Leonard Lewis Scorer.

Devotion to duty and general good service in the field with special reference to the operations on the 19th April when this officer superintended the work of three cable detachments laying lines in Bdes under artillery fire assisting the worst himself on occasions owing to detachments being shorthanded.
OC Signal SQDN Mention

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/records/awm28/2/awm28-2-127-0006.pdf

Article about the Scorer family [No heading]. (1902, August 23). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), p. 31. Retrieved January 29, 2015, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page11337545