Pte. James Scanlon

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Pte. James Scanlon

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia
Death: May 08, 1917 (30)
Battle of Messines, Messines, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium (World War I: Killed in Action.)
Place of Burial: [II. E. 6.], Comines-Warneton, Arrondissement de Mouscron, Hainaut, Belgium
Immediate Family:

Son of James Scanlon and Mary Ann Scanlon
Brother of Mary Ann Johanna Scanlon; Anastatia Scanlon; Augusta Scanlon; Thomas Scanlon; Maria Scanlon and 2 others

Occupation: Auckland Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion.
Find A Grave ID: 12731637
Service No: WWI 12/2106
Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
Last Updated:

About Pte. James Scanlon

James Scanlon was the son of James Scanlon and Mary Ann Scanlon (nee Woolley) of Tasmania, Australia. During World War I he served with the Auckland Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion. James was killed in action during the Battle of Messines. He was buried in the Saint Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery in Belgium.

Sources

  1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
  2. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohSA-SL.html / Ref 16.4.2021
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Pte. James Scanlon's Timeline

1886
December 12, 1886
Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia
1917
May 8, 1917
Age 30
Battle of Messines, Messines, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
May 8, 1917
Age 30
Saint Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, [II. E. 6.], Comines-Warneton, Arrondissement de Mouscron, Hainaut, Belgium