Regimental number | 1836 |
Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria |
School | Williamstown State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Hedgegrove, Cranbourne Road, Frankston, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, J Skinner, Hedgegrove, Cranbourne Road, Frankston, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Yarra Borderers Citizen Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Went to Gallipoli as on of the 4th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion, and saw service at Lone Pine. RoHC lists middle name as Leslie. |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name does not appear on Nominal Roll |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Nunhead (All Saints) Cemetery (Plot 16, Row 33431, Grave No. W), London, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 48 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Died of sickness. Parents: John and Eleanor SKINNER, Mentone, Victoria. Native of Brunswick, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: Two unspecified, both of whom served in France where they were wounded and invalided home. |