Regimental number | 5416 |
Place of birth | Penrith, New South Wales |
School | Penrith Superior Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Wheeler |
Address | Vale of Clywdd, Lithgow, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Albert Skeen, Vale of Clywdd, Lithgow, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mont St Quentin, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 19), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 84 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Mary SKEEN, High Street, Penrith, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |