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SCULLY, William
(Service number 27376)

Aliases Bill
First Rank Private Last Rank Corporal

Birth

Date 31/10/1892 Place of Birth Geraldine

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment Orari Bridge, Geraldine
Occupation Labourer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin Mrs C. Scully (mother), Orari Bridge, South Canterbury
Religion Roman Catholic
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 17th Reinforcements, J Compnay
Date 25 September 1916
Transport HMNZT 64 Devon
Embarked From Destination
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns Western European 1916-1918
Service Medals British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date 26 February 1919 Reason Discharged on termination of period of engagement

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date 27 April 1965 Age
Place of Death Orari Bridge
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [17 September 2019]; Military Personnel File (Arrchives NZ); Web submission by D Brosnahan, 15 September 2019

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Researched and Written by

Tony Rippin, South Canterbury Museum

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