SKIDMORE, Alfred
| Service Number: | 10675 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies |
| Born: | Clifton Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Perinephritis abcess; Kidney excision(secondary), 2nd Birmingham War Hospital, Northfield, England, United Kingdom, 11 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Dudley (St. James) Churchyard, United Kingdom Buried near the south east corner of the church. Rev.A.J.R. Hawoth of Ettingshale Vicarage, Dudley. Undertakers were J. Wheatley & Sons of Birmingham. Coffin was made of good polished elm. 8 uncles and cousins attended the funeral , St James Churchyard, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 10675, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 10675, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 10675, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 17 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Divisional Signal Company | |
| 11 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 10675, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10675 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Division Signals Company awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David and Alice Skidmore of 4 Power Avenue, Hawthorne, Melbourne, Victoria; brother of Doris Skidmore
Medal: Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 11th October…… Alfred Skidmore was born at Clifton Hill, Victoria in 1890. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 17th January, 1916 as a 25 year old, single, Clerk (in the Commonwealth Public Service) from Hawthorn, Victoria.
Private Alfred Skidmore was posted to “B” Company, 22nd Depot Battalion on 14th February, 1916. He was transferred to Signal School at Broadmeadows on 19th February, 1916.
Sapper Alfred Skidmore embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 25th May, 1916 & disembarked at England on 18th July, 1916. He proceeded overseas to France on 23rd November, 1916.
Sapper Alfred Skidmore was appointed Lance Corporal while in the field (vice Lance Corporal Jones promoted) in France on 17th April, 1917.
Lance Corporal Skidmore was evacuated to Hospital sick in France on 4th June, 1917. He was taken to 9th Australian Field Ambulance then transferred to Casualty Clearing Station on 4th June, 1917 with Perinephritic Abscess. L/Cpl. Skidmore was transferred & admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital at Wimereux, France on 5th June, 1917 – cause N.Y.D (Not yet determined). He was transferred to England from Boulogne on Hospital Ship St. Patrick on 25th July, 1917.
Lance Corporal Skidmore was admitted to 2nd Birmingham War Hospital, Northfield, England on 25th July, 1917 with Perinephritis. The Admission to Hospital form has the following comments: “Invalided from France. Operation 11.9.17 Kidney excised – found full of cysts & pus. 12.9.17 Vomiting. 14.9.17 Discharge faecal matter from wound. 15.9.17 General condition improved. 28.9.17 No sleep. ..”
Lance Corporal Alfred Skidmore died at 12.30 pm on 11th October, 1917 at 2nd Birmingham War Hospital, Northfield, England from Perinephritic Abscess & Excision of Kidney (Syncope).
He was buried in St James’ Churchyard, Dudley, Worcestershire, England, near the south-east corner of the Church and now has a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone. Two Uncles & 2 cousins & other family were present at his Funeral.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/dudley.html
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