Regimental number | 4872 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | St Francis School, Surry Hills, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Coreen Cottage, Chapel Street, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 121 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Scally, Coreen Cottage, Chapel Street, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Age at death | 39 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
Place of burial | Anzac Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 9), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Patrick adn Matilda SCALLY, 87 Walker Street, Redfern, New South Wales. Native of Sydney |
Family/military connections | Brother: 7317 Pte Clement Stephen SCALLY, 3rd Bn, returned to Australia, 6 January 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 54th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 20 July 1916. Previous report of wounded in action now, 28 July 1916, to be reported as 'Killed in Action, 19/20 July 1916'. Buried Sailly-sur-la-Lys Cemetery by Reverend W. M. Holliday, 20 July 1916. Statement, Red Cross File No 2420510, Lt C. WINTERBOTTOM, 54th Bn (patient, 1 Moreton Gardens Hospital, London,SW, England), 8 December 1916: 'I was next to Scally at Fromelles when he was hit by a shell on July 19th. just before we srarted to make an attack [at] 5.30 p.m. The concussion from the shell knockedme down and killed Scally, outright. He was buried on the following day at Fleur Baix (sic) Cemetery.' Second statement, 4776 Pte G.A. Ferrett, A Company, 54th Bn (patient, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Millbank, London, England), 23 December 1916: 'Scally was killed in the trenches at Fleurbaix on July 19th before we went over. I saw him lying dead.' Third statement, 4760 Pte W.F. DALTON, A Company, 54th Bn (patient, 4th General Hospital, Randwick), 15 May 1917: I was told on 19.7.16 at Fleurbaix, that he and another man had been killed by a shell on the morning of 20th[.] Isaw him after he had been killed ... I saw him after the bombardment had been going all night[.] I was wounded at the time, on my way to the Dressing Station.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SCALLY Francis Patrick
Red Cross file 2420510 |