| Regimental number | 15 |
| Place of birth | Penola, South Australia |
| School | Penola Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | Coonawarra, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Skinner, Coonawarra, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | 43rd Battalion, Headquarters |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death | 18.10 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Albany Cemetery (Portion Presbyterian, Plot 14, Grave No. 251), Western Australia |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Embarked overseas service, disembarked Albany, Western Australia. Parents: James and A SKINNER. Native of Penola, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 2581 Driver Roderick James SKINNER, 10th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 23 March 1919; 3909 PTE Charles Skinner MM, 17th Bn, returned to Australia, 6 January 1919. |
| Other details | Medal: British War Medal |