James Martin Conrad Scahill
Born 18 Dec 1925 - Died 18 Nov 1951
- Service number
- Jayforce 827219 AWMM
- Korea 203572 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Korea Gunner/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Artillery, 16 Field Regiment AWMM
- War
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- James Martin Conrad AWMM
- Surname
- Scahill AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- Jayforce 827219 AWMM
- Korea 203572 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 18 Dec 1925 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Great North Road, Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs E.A. Scahill (mother), Great North Road, Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 10 Dec 1950 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- Jayforce 827219 AWMM
- Korea 203572 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- Jayforce Unknown AWMM
Age 17 AWMM
Labourer/Civilian AWMM - Korea Driver/Military AWMM
- Jayforce Unknown AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- Jayforce Driver/Military AWMM New Zealand Army Service Corps AWMM British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Japan AWMM
- Korea Vessel was Ormonde AWMM Gunner/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Artillery, 161 Battery AWMM British Commonwealth Forces Korea (Kayforce) AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Korea Gunner/Military AWMM
Royal New Zealand Artillery, 16 Field Regiment AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Served with Jayforce 1946-47
Served with Kayforce 1950-51
"Gunner Scahill, who would have been 23 next month, was the son of Mr and Mrs Martin Scahill, of Henderson. He was born at Rotorua and came to Auckland about 13 years ago. He was educated at Seddon Memorial Technical College, where he studied engineering. He worked for a short time with his father, a timber merchant, and at the age of 17 joined J-Force. On his return he worked in Auckland as a truck driver. He played as a forward for the Waitemata Rugby Football Club. He was single." (NZ Herald, 22 November 1951, p. 8)
"The following night Chinese infantry again attacked the hill in strength after it had been pounded by artillery and mortar fire. There were heavy casualties among the infantry and Gunner J.M.C. Scahill, of Henderson, who was a member of the artillery observation party, was killed instantly." (NZ Herald, 23 November 1951, p. 8)
Gunner Scahill's niece, Mrs Lesley Verity Te Awamutu, received the New Zealand Operational Service Medal on his behalf from the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence at a presentation at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Thursday 27 November 2003 AWMM
About death
- Death
- 18 Nov 1951 AWMM
Age 22 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, Korea AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Obituary: New Zealand Herald, 23 November 1951, p. 8 AWMM
- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Korea, Malaya-Borneo. AWMM
- Henderson RSA Roll of Honour, 66/70 Railside Avenue, Henderson, Auckland AWMM
Sources
- External links
- New Zealand Defence Force. Roll of Honour. Personnel who have died on operational service since 3 September 1945.
http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/info/roll-of-honour/index.html
Sources Used - New Zealand Navy in the Korean War. Navy Museum.
http://www.navymuseum.mil.nz/history/time/korean/default.htm
Further Reference - New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the Korean War.
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/korean-war
Further Reference - J Force Wikipedia Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Force
Further Reference - Romano, G. (2021, March 4). Jayforce: 75 years on. Auckland War Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/jayforce
Further Reference
- New Zealand Defence Force. Roll of Honour. Personnel who have died on operational service since 3 September 1945.
- References
- K-Force nominal roll : embarked for Korea on 'Ormonde' on 10 December 1950
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 16: WW2 117 - McGibbon, I.C. (1992-1996). New Zealand and the Korean War (Vols. 1-2). Auckland, N.Z.; Wellington, N.Z.: Oxford University Press in association with the Historical Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs.
Volume II: Combat Operations, pp. 229, 371, 410. - Brief Notes on Recipients at NZOSM Presentation. Wellington, N.Z.: New Zealand Defence Force.
- Hopkins, G. (2002). Tales from Korea : the Royal New Zealand Navy. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
- The New Zealand Herald
Obituary: 23 November 1951, p. 8 - Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press.
- Black, E. A. (n.d.). N.Z. armed forces honours & awards : Korea, Malaya, South Vietnam, 1950-1972. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence Headquarters.
- Chamberlain, H. (2013). The New Zealand Korea Roll : honouring those who served in the New Zealand Armed Forces in Korea, 1950-1957. Wellington, N.Z.: Author.
- Parr, A. (2012). The occupiers : New Zealand veterans remember post-war Japan. Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin.
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