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SCANLON, William Bernard

Service Numbers:	3477, 3477A
Enlisted:	23 September 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Glenelg, South Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Christian Brothers College, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 24 April 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

23 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
29 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 3477, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
29 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 3477, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle
24 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 3477A, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3477A awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-24

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