MCSKIMMING, David John Thomas
| Service Numbers: | VX43985, V83574 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 April 1940, Caulfield, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Motherwell, Scotland, 11 February 1902 |
| Home Town: | Chelsea, Kingston, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Burma, 27 June 1943, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) Alepauk Prisoner of War cemetery, Alepauk, Burma. Exhumed and reburied in Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Swan Hill War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement VX43985 | |
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| 17 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V83574, Infantry Training Battalions, Caulfield, Vic. | |
| 9 Jul 1940: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V83574 | |
| 10 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, VX43985, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Caulfield, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Arrived in Australia with his wife on ship Osterley in 1925. Occupation Ploughman.
Survived by his wife Jemima and daughter Margaret, his father in Scotland and sisters Mrs Isabella Hynd and Mrs Grace Watson, Scotland.
Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Father David J T McSkimming and Mother Grace M McSkimming (dec).
Prior to enslisting David lived with wife Jemima Wylie McSkimming at 41 Bath St, Chelsea, Victoria.
Prisoner of War in Burma
27/6/1943 died of dysentry in POW Camp
buried in Alepauk Prisoner of War cemetery, Alepauk, Burma (with Anderson Battalion, "A" Force)
later exhumed and reburied in:
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar
His name is commemorated on Panel 74 (incorrect); correct name placed on Supplementary panel 7
at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 2/10/2016. Lest we forget.
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