SKINNER, Edwin Charles
| Service Number: | 4642 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Baringhup, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Baringhup, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Baringhup State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ville sur Ancre, France, 5 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" (buried in no man's land - Commemorated in the Maldon Cemetery, Victoria), Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baringhup School & District Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4642, Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4642, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4642, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4642, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4642, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4642, 58th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 20 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, Promoted in the Filed | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4642, 58th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux | |
| 5 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4642, 58th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory, Killed in action during the 5th Division feint at Ville sur Ancre during the Battle of le Hamel. | |
| 5 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4642, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4642 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry and Katherine Frances Skinner of Baringhup
16 April 1916 - To hospital with Mumps
Eyewitnesses stated that he was killed while attending another fallen soldier as they advanced on a machine gun post at about 3.30am. Edwin was buried where he fell and no cross was erected
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
4642 Corporal Edwin Charles Skinner, 58th Battalion was from Baringhup, Victoria. A 25 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 28 July 1915, he embarked for overseas as a Private with the 14th Reinforcements of the 5th Battalion from Melbourne on 28 December 1916 aboard HMAT Themistocles.
While serving on the Western Front, he was transferred to the 58th Btn and promoted to Corporal on 20 June 1917. He was killed in action on 5 July 1918 near Ville-sur-Ancre, France and is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France.
Source: AWM & Robert Wight
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