Regimental number | 6099 |
Place of birth | Cobden, Victoria |
School | Colac State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Ondit, Colac, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, P J Skjellerup, Ondit, Colac, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served as a Cadet. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Was wounded at Messines. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 21.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 10), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Peter and Isabella SKJELLERUP, Ondit, Victoria. Native of Cobden, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |