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SKINNER, Charles
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1659 |
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Enlisted: | 11 January 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Born: | Plympton, Devonshire, England, 1881 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Ship Steward |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 57, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
11 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1659, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1659, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1659, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Itonus, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Sarah Jane Skinner of 2 Cotehele Avenue, Plymouth, England
Next of kin given as his brother W Skinner of Plymouth, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Navy