Alfred Ernest SKELTON

SKELTON, Alfred Ernest

    Service Number: 4295
    Enlisted: 20 July 1915, Queenscliff, Vic.
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Sorrento, Victoria, Australia, 10 November 1892
    Home Town: Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
    Occupation: Grocer
    Died: Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 27 February 1972, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Memorials: Sorrento St. John's Anglican Church Memorial Window, Sorrento War Memorial

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    World War 1 Service

    20 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4295, 5th Infantry Battalion, Queenscliff, Vic.
    29 Dec 1915: Involvement Private, 4295, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
    29 Dec 1915: Embarked Private, 4295, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
    23 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4295, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
    14 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4295, 5th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
    22 Sep 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4295, 5th Infantry Battalion, SW to right leg sustained in the line near Ypres. Evacuated to CCS. Rejoined unit 8 October 1916.
    15 Apr 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4295, 5th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Lagnicourt
    20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4295, 5th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
    4 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4295, 5th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
    10 Oct 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion, Belgium
    14 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4295, 5th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck
    9 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4295, 5th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, GSW to right arm/elbow. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit.
    4 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4295, 5th Infantry Battalion, RTA 24 December 1918 and discharged as MU (right arm).

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