SCULLIN, John Patrick
| Service Number: | 5740 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, Served in Cadets. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia, 1 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Rozelle, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers, Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Plot IV, Row N, Grave No. 6, Transport Farm), Zillebeke, Belgium, Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5740, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Served in Cadets. | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5740, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5740, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 14 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5740, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SW left and right fingers |
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From Rookwood Remembrance e book
Pte John Patrick Scullin
Even as a teenager, John Patrick Scullin was determined to fight for his King and Country. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on the 10th of January 1916, stating that he was 21 years old. In reality, he was two years younger. On the 20th of September, 1917, 6 days after his 21st Birthday, whilst fighting in the Battle of Menin Road, John was killed in action… Along with 4,629 other soldiers who died that day. John’s family, devastated by the tragedy and unable to visit his grave in Belgium, had his name engraved on his brother’s headstone in Rookwood Cemetery.
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