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SKILLEN, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 276 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Mining Corps |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 1 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Methodist Church Great War Honour Roll, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Ipswich The Great War, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 276, Mining Corps, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 276, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 276, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 276 awm_unit: 1st Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-10-01 |
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