| Regimental number | 24/1189 |
| Address | Invercargill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Michael Scully, 82 Venus Street, Georgetown, Invercargill |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| D Company, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, embarked on board five ships: HMNZT 'Mauganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Company Sergeant Major |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 9), Nord, France |
| Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and initiative in the operations from September 8th to the 13th, 1918, near Gouzeaucourt Wood. His company being without officers he took it into the final line to relieve troops who were to attack the following day. During the attack on the 9th he had charge of his platoon in the support line and controlled it with great skill. On one occasion with one man he took a load of bombs to the front line, and when returning observed a machine gun firing on the flank of the battalion. He at once rushed it, and bombing the crew killed them all and captured the gun.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/2nd NZRB |