Regimental number | 6020 |
Place of birth | Underdale, South Australia |
School | Fulham Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Nursery man |
Address | Lockleys, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E T Skuse, Lockleys, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets and Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 20.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 55), Bailleul , France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 60 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Elizabeth SKUSE, Lockleys, South Australia. Commemorated in Cheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. Name spelled SKUCE on headstone. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |