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Henry SKERRITT

Regimental number2214
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
SchoolSt Catherine's School, Dublin, Ireland
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBook binder
Address...
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kin..., Henry Skerritt Sen, 64 Donore Avenue, Dublin, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil.
Enlistment date27 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 17 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 September 1914
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Surname spelt SKERRITT
Place of death or woundingWorley Military Hospital, France
Date of death11 August 1916
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 29), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
74
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Jane SKERRETT, 5 Sandford Avenue, Dublin, Ireland. Note Dates of Death
Family/military connectionsNil.

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