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SKINNER, Horace John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 968 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 968, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 968, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Horace J Skinner
Horace came to Australia by ship with my grandfather Joe Allen when Joe was 14
they lived on the banks of the Brisbane river with the aboriginals until Joe met and married Elizabeth Patrick my grandmother they built a home at chapel hill and Horace moved with them and lived on my grandparents verandah until he passed away in November 1961. Horace gave me his bravery medal before he passed away I was 5 years old
Submitted 7 February 2016 by allen downes
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