Regimental number | 1874 |
Place of birth | Penola, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway shunter |
Address | Mile End, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emily Isabel Skinner, 1 Cummins Street, Mile End, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3705 Pte William Roland Hill SKINNER, 16th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 16th Bn, Egypt, 7 March 1916. Found guilty of being absent without leave, 6 am, 17 May-4 pm, 18 May 1916: awarded 2 days' Field Punishment No. 2 and forfeiture of 2 days' pay. Embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9 June 1916. Commenced return to Australia, 1 May 1919; disembarked Australia, 6 June 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 86 |