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SKINNER, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6080 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1916, Maldon, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Maldon, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Welshmans Reef State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 29, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baringhup School & District Roll of Honor, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
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World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6080, 7th Infantry Battalion, Maldon, Vic. | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 6080, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 6080, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 6080, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6080 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6080, 59th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, Killed in action |
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