SKUSE, Arthur Hawthorn
| Service Numbers: | 2025, Q123181 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Goombungee, Queensland, Australia, 21 April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Goombungee, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 15 August 1959, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 11 Section 28 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2025, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacEwen embarkation_ship_number: A65 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2025, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacEwen, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Dec 1941: | Involvement Sergeant, Q123181 | |
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| 19 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, Q123181 | |
| 19 Dec 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 9 Jun 1944: | Discharged | |
| 9 Jun 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, Q123181 |
Marriage
The Week (Brisbane), Friday 4 July 1919.
Marriage Skuse - Secombe.
A Wedding was celebrated at St. Andrew's Church, Gladstone Road, on 14 June 1919.
The Bridegroom was Signaller Arthur Hawthorne Skuse, Late 11th Light Horse, A.I.F, and the 5th Son of Mr. and Mrs. Skuse, Goombungee.
The Bride was Miss. Annie Secombe, eldest Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Secombe, Normanby Terrace, Kelvin . The Rev. J.W. Nommensen officated.
Submitted by Elizabeth (Skuse) Goop.
I am Arthur's great niece.
Submitted 3 September 2022 by Elizabeth Goopy
Service History
Arthur Hawthorne Skuse departed Australia on HMAT Clan MacEwan.
Ship Number A65
Date of Embarkation 9 October 1916
Place of Embarkation Melbourne Australia.
Arthur returned to Australia on 5th March 1919.
At his time of calling, Arthur was a labourer.
His mother, Mrs. Margaret Skuse, was his next of kin.
Submitter by Elizabeth (Skuse) Goopy
Arthur's great neice
Submitted 2 September 2022 by Elizabeth Goopy
Service History
Arthur Hawthorne Skuse was a Private in the 11 Light Horse Regiment.
He left Australia on 9 August 1916 and returned in 1919.
He died on 15 August 1959.
Submitted by his Great Niece Elizabeth (Skuse) Goopy.
Submitted 2 September 2022 by Elizabeth Goopy
Biography contributed
Arthur Hawthorn SKUSE was born in Goombungee, Toowoomba, Queensland on 21st April, 1887
His parents were Henry SKUSE & Margaret Eliza FLEMING
He married Annie SERCOMBE on 14th June, 1919
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