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William James SKIPPER

Regimental number7785
Place of birthBombala, New South Wales
SchoolBombala Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBombala, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, Mr. A. Skipper, Post Office Combala, New South Wales
Enlistment date17 August 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 26th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 19 December 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 September 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death27.10
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialRoisel Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. II), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
31
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Abraham and May SKIPPER, Bombala, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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