Regimental number | 2581 |
Date of birth | |
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 | |
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 |
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 |
Discharge date | |
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 |