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SKEOCH, Herbert William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1956 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St. John's, Canada, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Burnley, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Poultry Farmer |
| Memorials: | Whittlesea Anglo-Boer War Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1956, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1956, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne |
Boer War Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Imperial Yeoman |
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Military Medal
'On the night of December 19/20, 1915 at Gallipoli these men [SKEOCH, 462 E.R. SMITH, 1043 S. SMITH, 859 L.C. MORREY] were among the last of the 22nd Battalion to leave the trenches in front of Johnston's Jolly. A front of about 550 yards of trench was divided up between them and their duty was to develop sufficient fire along the whole front to make conditions appear normal. This was successfully done, the men using different loopholes in their allotted areas. They were on this work for 2 1/2 hours.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917
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