John Patrick SCANLAN MM

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Service Number:	955
Enlisted:	21 January 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 16 April 1884
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:

21 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 955, 9th Light Horse Regiment
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 955, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: ''
15 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion
20 Jan 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 32nd Infantry Battalion
24 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 32nd Infantry Battalion
9 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 32nd Infantry Battalion
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
31 Oct 1917:	Honoured Military Medal
27 Jul 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 955, 32nd Infantry Battalion
8 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 955, 32nd Infantry Battalion

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Sgt Scanlan was issued the following Service medals: 1914/1915 Star; the British War Medal; Victory Medal.