Regimental number | 4 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | London, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Photographer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Martin S Skeffington, 34 Southampton Street, Strand, London, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Headquarters, Section 1, Section 2 and Section 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Comissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted in A.I.F. 18 August 1914. Posted to 3rd Field Company Engineers as No.4 Sapper. Transferred to 1st Pioneer Battalion in Egypt on 9 March 1916. Appointed 2nd Lieutenant on 10 June 1916 and promoted to Lieutenant on 10 September 1916. Discharged from A.I.F. on 22 October 1916 and appointed as 2nd Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps on 23 October 1916. |
Fate | Discharged |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 33 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Discharged from AIF in the United Kingdom on being appointed to a commission in the Royal Flying Corps, 22 October 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SKEFFINGTON Herbert Neville Southwell |