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SCROGGY, John Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7684 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pack Wireless Signal Troop |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Feb 1916: | Involvement Driver, 7684, 1st Pack Wireless Signal Troop, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Saldanha embarkation_ship_number: A12 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Feb 1916: | Embarked Driver, 7684, 1st Pack Wireless Signal Troop, HMAT Saldanha, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
JOHN CHARLES SCROGGY
JOHN CHARLES SCROGGY (1889-1958) born at Preston, Derbyshire, England, son of Robert Frederick and Alice Scroggy nee Dickson. John enlisted to serve in WW1 as Driver 7684, 1st Pack Wireless Signal Troop on October 18th, 1916. he embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Saidanha A12 and was listed to return to Australia on January 10th, 1918.
Then during WW2, John served twice in the CMF. He enlisted at Darlinghurst on October 14th, 1939 and served until November 13th, 1939 as Private N 69487 in the 11th Garrison Battalion. Secondly as Private N99215 from April 14th, 1944 to October 23rd, 1945 in the ECOD.
Submitted 2 May 2015 by Beryl Pittman