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SKENE, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5, 736, 2612 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Krongart Station near Penola, South Australia, 1 January 1878 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Portland, Victoria, Australia , 29 November 1953, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Loyal Mount Gambier Lodge No 47 I.O.O.F. M.U. Roll of Honor Board, Penola District WW1 Roll of Honor, Robe War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 5, 3rd South Australian Bushmen's Contingent | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 736, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2612, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2612, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
On 18 August 1900 he and two comrades had their horses shot from beneath them and were taken prisoner; the Boers released them on 14 September.
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