| Regimental number | 12731 |
| Place of birth | Copeton, New South Wales |
| School | Copeton Public School, New South Wales |
| Other training | Hawkesbury Agricultural College, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Butter maker |
| Address | Macksville, Nambucca River, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Father, N Skippen, Howell via Inverell, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Reinforcement 15 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of pneumonia at a hospital in England on 19 February 1919. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | England |
| Age at death | 30 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
| Place of burial | Tidworth Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 365), North Tidworth, Wiltshire, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Nathaniel and Emily SKIPPEN, Howell, Inverell, New South Wales |