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SCANLAN, Daniel

Service Number:	1007
Enlisted:	31 December 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Picton, New Zealand, 1880
Home Town:	Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	St Patrick's Catholic College, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation:	Dentist
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 23 February 1917
Cemetery:	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot 111, Row A, Grave 16 Headstone inscription reads: Eternal rest grant unto to him O Lord May he rest in peace,
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

31 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1007, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement Corporal, 1007, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked Corporal, 1007, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
19 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1007, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds to the lef, thigh and foot

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Michael and Ellen Scanlan of Palmerston North, New Zealand

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal