Regimental number | 3745 |
Place of birth | Deniliquin, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Yankalilla, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Thomas Skinner, Yankalilla, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT RMS Malwa on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Courcelette British Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 23), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 156 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2359 Pte Hartley SKINNER, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 9 February 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SKINNER Robert |