Regimental number | 997 |
Place of birth | Picton, New South Wales |
School | Clunes State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Clunes, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mrs Mary E Skellett, Clunes, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A66 Uganda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He received his wounds while rescuing a wounded comrade in the thick of the battle at Gaza. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gaza, Palestine |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Deir El Belah War Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 58), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Mary SKELLETT, Bailey Street, Clunes, Victoria. Native of Picton, New South Wales |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |