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MCSKIMMING, Sydney Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX57718 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia, 18 December 1904 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, At sea (off Brisbane, Queensland, Australia), 14 May 1943, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gold Coast - AHS Centaur Memorial, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Centaur Wing, Parramatta NSW Department of Education Teachers and Trainees WW2 Honour Roll, Sydney Memorial (Sydney War Cemetery) Rookwood |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, NX57718 | |
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| 25 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, NX57718, 2nd/12th Field Ambulance |
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Sydney Gordon McSKIMMING was born in St Marys, NSW on 18th December, 1904
His parents were Alexander Urquhart McSKIMMING & Margaret Ellen SIMPSON who married in Chalmers St Presbyterian Church, Sydney on 27th November, 1901
He married Esma Laurel Rose McKinley NELSON on 11th February, 1928 (registered in Bellingen, NSW) - 3 sons, Gordon, Kenneth & Bruce
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