Regimental number | 57263 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dinmore, Queensland |
School | Dinmore State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway porter |
Address | Dinmore, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Earnest Skellern, Dinmore, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Army Medical Corps, General Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/99/2 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked Sydney, 17 August 1918. Admitted sick to hospital, at sea, 3 September 1918; discharged from hospital, 4 September 1918. Disembarked Suez, 19 September 1918, and marched in to Central Training Depot, Moascar, Egypt. To hospital sick (tonsillitis), Moascar, 26 September 1918; discharged to duty and rejoined unit, 3 October 1918. Moved out to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 27 November 1918, and taken on strength, 30 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia, 10 July 1919; discharged 2 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II as Q7788, 26 November 1940-16 November 1945. Promoted Corporal, 13 October 1942; Acting Sergeant, 11 January 1943; Staff Sergeant, 15 February 1943. Served in support units in the Brisbane area. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Pinaroo Cemetery, Aspley, Queensland |