Clifton SKIDMORE MID

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SKIDMORE, Clifton

Service Number:	157
Enlisted:	6 May 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Ivanhoe, Banyule, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Accidental (Injuries), France, 24 June 1918
Cemetery:	Ebblinghem Military Cemetery Plot 11, Row E, Grave 9, Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, Ebblinghem, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

6 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 157, Enlisted at Melbourne
18 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 157, 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
18 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 157, 1st Australian General Hospital, RMS Mooltan, Melbourne
21 Sep 1916:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, London Gazette21 June 1916; Commonwealth Gazette 21 September 1916
24 Jun 1918:	Involvement Driver, 157, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 157 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-06-24

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Henry and Mary Skidmore of 24 Rose Street, Ivanhoe, Victoria

Accident

Clifton had driven the water cart down a slope when he stopped and got out to take the brakes off. The mules started to trot off and Clifton went to grab the reins and the mules increased the speed pulling Clifton off his feet and his head and shoulders hit the ground knocking him unconscious. The ground at the time was wet and slippery due to recent rain

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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