| Regimental number | 294 |
| Place of birth | Paisley Scotland |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Railway porter |
| Address | Lower Booval Road, Booval near Ipswich, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Isabell Skillen, Grassbank Estate, Booval, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Machine Gun Company 13, Reinforcement 3 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/18/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 276 Sapper James SKILLEN MM, 1st Tunnelling Company, killed in action, 1 October 1917; 293 Driver Andrew SKILLEN, 4th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 23 July 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |