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Charles SKINNER

Regimental number6156
Place of birthKent, England
SchoolState Board School, England
Age on arrival in Australia29
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrighton, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs Daisy Skinner, Yarmouth Street, Brighton, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil.
Enlistment date22 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 6 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 March 1918
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death35
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialMotor Car Corner Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 27), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
111
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Harry and Harriet SKINNER; husband of Daisy SKINNER, Folkestone Street, Brighton, South Australia. Native of England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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