Regimental number | 1980 |
Place of birth | Nyngan, New South Wales |
School | Nyngan Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Bookmakers clerk |
Address | Hamers Hotel, Dubbo, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Catherine Ann Byrum, Brisbane Street, Dubbo, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 54th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/71/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 38 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row G, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Caroline SKELLY |
Family/military connections | Brother: No.5769 Private J. Skelly, 1st Pioneer Battalion, who was killed in action on 5 January 1917 and is buried at Bernafay Wood British Cemetary, Bapaume, France. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |