John Pelham Scull
Memorial: Hanham Abbots - The Church of St George
Regiment: Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Lance Corporal 28104
Parents: Mary Ann and James Scull
Home address: Whittucks Road, Hanham, Bristol
Date of birth: 28/08/1890
Place of birth: Bristol
Date of death: 24/07/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial (Panel 8), Belgium
Age: 27
Further information:
John Pelham Scull was the son of James and Mary Ann Scull of Whittucks Road, Hanham.
He was a Lance Corporal in the 10th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment and was Killed in Action at the battle of Ypres on June 25th 1917
John is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial (Panel 8) at Ypres, Belgium
John's name is not actually on the Hanham memorial, it is said his mother walked past the memorial everyday and did not wish to see it written there. His Great Niece Mary Younie has requested that he be remembered here
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
With permission of Mary Younie, Great Niece of John Pelham Scull
Forces War Records and CWGC