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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, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
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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