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John SKEEN

Regimental number2732
Place of birthHartley New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressBlackheath, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation41
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ellen Skeen, Blackheath, New South Wales
Enlistment date16 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name54th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/71/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 March 1917
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row F, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
159
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
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Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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