Regimental number | 940 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Yarranlea, near Pittsworth, Queensland |
School | Yarranlea Provisional School, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Address | Pittsworth, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Scanlan, Yarranlea, Pittsworth, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, Machine Gun Section |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 14), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 136 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Catherine SCANLAN |
Family/military connections | Brother: 519 Corporal Michael Connor SCANLAN, 47th Bn, killed in action, 7 June 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 5 June 1916; disembarked Suez, 6 July 1916. Admitted to ship's isolation hospital (venereal disease), 12 June 1916; discharged 6 July 1916. Total treatment: 25 days. Admitted to Government Hospital, Suez, 7 July 1916; transferred to No. 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Cairo, 10 July 1916; to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Abbassia, 21 July 1916. Discharged to Australian Training Depot, 22 July 1916, after 16 days' treatment for venereal disease. Embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 August 1916; disembarked England, 15 August 1916. Taken on strength, 42nd Bn, 24 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France via Southampton, 25 November 1916. Admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 28 December 1916 (mumps); transferred to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 29 December 1916. Rejoined unit in the field, 24 January 1917. Admitted to 10th Field Ambulance, 6 February 1917 (sprained ankle); transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 6 February 1917. Rejoined unit in the field, 28 February 1917. Killed in action, 10 June 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |