Place of birth | Hawthorn, Victoria |
School | Christian Brothers College, St Kilda, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Agent |
Address | 1 Linda Crescent, Hawthorn, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mabel Knowles Skene, 5 Moore Street, Hawthorn, Victoria |
Previous military service | 22nd Battery Australian Field Artillery; Served as a Volunteer in the Field Artillery Brigade, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Reinforcement 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Artillery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 3), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Andrew and Mary SKENE; husband of Mrs M. SKENE, Boondara Grove, St. Kilda East, Victoria. Native of Hawthorn, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |