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SCANLAN, Patrick William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 940 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 December 1915, Machine Gun Section |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yarranlea, Queensland, Australia, 7 August 1883 |
| Home Town: | Pittsworth, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Yarranlea Provisional School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Motor mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 June 1917, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Messines Ridge British Cemetery Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 14, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Messines, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Geraldton Our Lady of Sorrows Great War Honour Boards, Pittsworth Great War Honoured Dead |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 940, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Machine Gun Section | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 940, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 940, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Michael and Patrick Scanlan were brothers from the town of Pittsworth in the Darling Downs farming area of Queensland. Both enlisted, but in different units. Patrick Scanlan was killed in action at the Battle of Messines on 7 June 1917, with the 47th Battalion AIF.
Patrick William Scanlan was killed in action three days later, serving with the 42nd Battalion. Patrick was 33 years of age and was buried in the Messines Ridge British Cemetery.
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