John Joseph SCULLIN

SCULLIN, John Joseph

Service Number: 767
Enlisted: 18 March 1915, An original of D Company
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 28th Infantry Battalion
Born: Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 18 November 1893
Home Town: Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Grocer
Died: Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 29 July 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

18 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 767, 28th Infantry Battalion, An original of D Company
29 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 767, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 767, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
29 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 767, 28th Infantry Battalion, Reported Missing In Action. Court of Inquiry reported 4 Jan 1917 KIA.

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Brothers: 1996 Private Daniel Scullin and 4958 Pte Patrick Scullin 51st Battalion were both killed in action, 26 September 1917.