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Alfred James SKINNER

Regimental number4221
Date of birth31 July 1883
Place of birthWandsworth New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSelector
AddressLower Bucca via South Grafton, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinFather, H Skinner, Moonee Creek via South Grafton, New South Wales
Enlistment date2 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 January 1919
Discharge date21 April 1919 , New South Wales
Other detailsServed in the Middle East, England, France and Belgium with the 5th Australian Infantry Brigade Details (Middle East), 5th Australian Training Battalion (England), 17th Australian Infantry Battalion (France, Belgium)
Date of death28 October 1942
Age at death59

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