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Alfred SKEEN

Regimental number5416
Place of birthPenrith, New South Wales
SchoolPenrith Superior Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWheeler
AddressVale of Clywdd, Lithgow, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Thomas Albert Skeen, Vale of Clywdd, Lithgow, New South Wales
Enlistment date5 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1918
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialPeronne 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

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