| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Diapur, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Licensed surveyor |
| Address | 'Blantyre', Dowerin, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 6' 1.5" |
| Weight | 158 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Isabella Alison Scouler, 'Blantyre', Dowerin, Western Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 28th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll. |
| Medals |
Croix de Guerre (France) Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23 Date: |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 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 |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SCOULER John James Stawell |