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George Alexander SKENE

Regimental number2494
Place of birthAberdeen Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressBlackwarry, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs Sarah Skene, Blackwarry, Victoria
Enlistment date31 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row C, Grave No. I), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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