Clarence John SKINNER

SKINNER, Clarence John

Service Number: 1874
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Not yet discovered
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Balhannah Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Penola Scholars Roll of Honor, S.A. Railway Goods Dept. Mile End Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

11 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 1874, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
11 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 1874, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide

Clarence John Skinner

Name: Clarence John Skinner
Service Number: 1874
Place of Birth: Penola
Date of Birth: 14 February 1892
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 12 August 1915
Age at Enlistment: 23 years 6 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Emily Isabella Skinner
Occupation: Railway Shunter
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Clarence joined the 16th Battalion and left Australia on HMAT Borda on 11 January 1916. He went to Tel-el-Kebir in March and proceeded to France early in 1917. Clarence served there throughout the duration of the war and returned to Australia on the China on 1 May 1919, disembarked on 6 June and was discharged on 27 September.

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