John Thomas PASCOE MM

PASCOE, John Thomas

    Service Number: 434
    Enlisted: 8 March 1916, Enlisted at Mildura, Victoria
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 38th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Glenroy, Victoria, Australia, 1892
    Home Town: Glenroy, Moreland, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Railway Inspector
    Died: Coburg, Victoria, Australia, 1968, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
    Memorials: Glenroy War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    8 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 434, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Mildura, Victoria
    20 Jun 1916: Embarked Private, 434, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
    20 Jun 1916: Involvement Private, 434, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
    13 Jun 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion, In the field
    24 Jun 1917: Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: On the 7th/8th and 9th June, 1917, during the operations south of Messines, this man was a member of the leading waves of the assault and was largely responsible for the capture of seven prisoners including two Officers and for the killing of several others. When his wave reached its objective he moved forward for a distance of 200 yards and silenced several snipers who were causing casualties in our ranks. At this point he also brought in an enemy machine gun. He remained in a listening post throughout the night, and was later buried by exploding shells and had to be dug out, but nevertheless remained gallantly at his post under heavy fire. He had done excellent work as a scout on previous occasions. Source: London Gazette on 16 August 1917, page 8428, in position 42. Commonwealth Gazette, Number 219
    9 Oct 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion, In France
    12 Jan 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 38th Infantry Battalion, In France
    5 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 434, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William John Pascoe and Margaret Mary Pascoe nee Campbell of Middle Street, Glenroy, Victoria

    Commenced return to Australia on 28 November 1918 on board HT Suevic disembarking on the 5 January 1919

    Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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