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John James Stawell SCOULER

Date of birth26 December 1889
Place of birthDiapur, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLicensed surveyor
Address'Blantyre', Dowerin, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height6' 1.5"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Isabella Alison Scouler, 'Blantyre', Dowerin, Western Australia
Enlistment date23 April 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name28th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 29 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 24 January 1920
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll.
Medals

Croix de Guerre (France)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23
Date: 12 February 1919

Discharge date28 May 1920
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 1077 Pte Alexander Peter SCOULER, 5th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 17 December 1918; [1078] Lt Matthew Allison SCOULER, 5th Machine Gun Bn, killed in action, 16 April 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Osterley', 24 January 1920; appointment terminated (discharged), Perth, 28 May 1920.

Medals: Croix de Guerre, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SCOULER John James Stawell

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