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SKINNER, John Robert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 777 |
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Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW |
Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Manly Superior Publix School, New South Wales |
Occupation: | Carpenter |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 21, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Manly War Memorial NSW |
Service History
World War 1 Service
22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 777, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 777, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 777, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
27 Mar 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
1 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli | |
23 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 3rd Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli | |
6 Aug 1915: | Involvement 777, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 777 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Manly Skinner and Clara Skiner of 7 Ashburner Street, Manly, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served a four apprenticeship with A. Cormack of Katoomba, NSW
Prior to serving in the NSW Militia he served with the Cadets and Scouts