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SKINNER, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1425, 1433 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunedin, New Zealand, January 1885 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Dunedin Christian Brothers, New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1425, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1425, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1425, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1433, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1433 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Brother 43606 Gunner Kenneth John Skinner New Zealand Field Artillery died of pneumonia 17 January 1918 age 22. Son of James and Annie Skinner, of Dunedin, New Zealand. Grave/Memorial Reference: XXXI. F. 23. ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY.