| Regimental number | 2581 |
| Date of birth | 17 August 1895 |
| Place of birth | Penola, South Australia |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Coonawarra, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Skinner, Coonawarra, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 20 April 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Morea on 26 August 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served for four years in the A.I.F., in Egypt, Gallipoli and France. |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 23 March 1919 |
| Discharge date | --/07/1919 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Lance Corporal Charles Skinner M.M. and No.15 Harold Austin Skinner, 1st Line Transport, 43rd Battalion, who died in Albany, Western Australia on 28 July 1916. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, France, Belgium |