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Herbert Thomas SKEHAN

Regimental number2142
Place of birthKilmore Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
AddressBurton Crescent, Ascot Vale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Patrick Skehan, Sydney Street, Kilmore, Victoria
Enlistment date28 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentActing Corporal
Unit name29th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 18 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26-27 September 1917
Place of burialDunhallow A.D.S. Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave NO. 24), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
116
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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