Private Ralph Silvester Scobie (3719) DCM as a private 54th Infantry Battalion AIF France 1917-1918, interviewed by Bryan Butler.

Accession Number	S00421
Collection type	Sound
Measurement	2 hr 22 min
Object type	Oral history
Physical description	1/4 inch sound tape reel; BASF LP 35; 3 3/4 ips/9.5 cm.s; stereo; 5 inch
Maker	Scobie, Ralph Sylvester Butler, Bryan
Date made	4 June 1986
Access	Open
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945 First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright	Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Copying Provisions	Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.

Description

Private Ralph Silvester Scobie DCM as a private 54th Infantry Battalion AIF France 1917-1918, interviewed by Bryan Butler. Born Maitland NSW in 1900, third generation Australian; enlisted 4 September 1917; returned to Australia 22 December 1918. Transported to Europe via Panama Canal and West Indies. Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for leading a machine gun section against German field gun in the approaches to Flamicourt, during the 5th Division's attack on Peronne. Wounded shortly after, many of his compatriots killed, evacuated to England and returned to Australia.