SCOULAR, John Lamb
(Service number 6/540)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 20/06/1891 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 8 November 1914 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Beverley (Rd), Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Clerk BNZ | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs T. Scoullar, Edendale, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | |||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti ot Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton, Canterbury | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1914-15, Gallipoli 1915 | ||
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| Service Medals | |||
Death
| Date | Between 25 April 1915 and 1 May 1915 | Age | 23 |
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| Place of Death | Walkers's Ridge, Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Lone Pine Memorial | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; South Canterbury Savage Club Roll of Honour; Memorial plaque, St Mary's Church, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of the late Thomas Scoullar and Marion. Breother of Thomas James Scoullar.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (Sept 2013)
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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JCl
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