John George SKULLY

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SKULLY, John George

Service Number:	PA934
Enlisted:	18 September 1939
Last Rank:	Able Seaman
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Greytown, South Australia, Australia, 28 January 1915
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Killed in Action, Off Australian East Coast, 11 April 1943, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England Panel 84 Col 1
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Plymouth Naval Memorial

World War 2 Service

18 Sep 1939:	Involvement Able Seaman, PA934
18 Sep 1939:	Enlisted Port Adelaide
18 Sep 1939:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA934
Date unknown:	Involvement

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Beloved eldest son of Lily and the late Michael Skully

Commemorated Cheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide

Advice has been received by Mrs. J. G. Skully. of Carp lane, Woodville West, that her husband Seaman-Gnr. John George Skully has been reported missing, believed killed, in the South-western Pacific area. He was the eldest son of Mrs. and the late Mr. M. J Skully, of William street, Rosewater. He had seen three and a half years of service. Before enlistment he was employed by General Motors-Holdens. He has a younger brother serving in the Royal Australian Navy.

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