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SKIMMINGS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 571 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 August 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kempsey, Kempsey, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | East Kempsey School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Kempsey Public School WW1 Honor Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 571, 8th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 571, 8th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 571, 8th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Skimmings and Ellen Skimmings of Kempsey, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal