Joe Scales
| Joe Scales | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Joseph Lindley Scales | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Mitta Mitta, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 29 July 1967 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Macleod, Victoria | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1921–23 | Fitzroy | 25 (0) | |
| 1924 | St Kilda | 15 (5) | |
| Total | 40 (5) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Joseph Lindley Scales, DSO, MM (25 July 1895 – 29 July 1967) was an Australian soldier and Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Born in Mitta Mitta, Victoria, Scales joined the Australian Imperial Force on 1 February 1915 for service in the First World War.[2] He was awarded the Military Medal for leading a daylight patrol and gathering valuable intelligence at Bapaume in March 1917 and was commissioned a second lieutenant the following month.[2][3] At Poelcappelle in October, he led a platoon with "conspicuous gallantry" and singlehandedly cleared a German machine-gun post, for which he was recommended for the Victoria Cross. He was instead awarded the Distinguished Service Order.[2][4] Scales was subsequently Mentioned in Despatches and, with the war over, returned to Australia in July 1919 and soon after relinquished his commission.[2] He returned to service in the Second World War, rising to the rank of captain while posted to Headquarters, Australian Military Forces.[5]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 787. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ a b c d "Joseph Lindley Scales". The AIF Project. University of New South Wales, Canberra. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Recommendation for Sergeant Joseph Lindley Scales to be Awarded the Military Medal" (PDF). Honours and Awards (Recommendation). Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Recommendation for Lieutenant Joseph Lindley Scales to be Awarded the Victoria Cross" (PDF). Honours and Awards (Recommendation). Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Scales, Joseph Lindley". World War II Nominal Roll. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
External links[edit]
- Joe Scales's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Joe Scales at AustralianFootball.com
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- 1895 births
- 1967 deaths
- Australian Army officers
- Australian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Australian military personnel of World War I
- Australian military personnel of World War II
- Australian recipients of the Military Medal
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- St Kilda Football Club players
- Military personnel from Victoria (state)
- Australian rules biography, 1895 birth stubs