Virtual War Memorial | Joseph McKenzie (Mack) SKELLY

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SKELLY, Joseph McKenzie

Service Numbers:	VX64454, V25066
Enlisted:	16 September 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Parachute Battalion
Born:	Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 11 September 1921
Home Town:	Echuca, Campaspe, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Accidental, Atherton Tablelands, Australia, 8 September 1944, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Atherton War Cemetery, Queensland B.B.11
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Echuca War Memorial, Melbourne Cricket Club WW2 Honour Roll

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, VX64454
16 Sep 1940:	Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), 1st Parachute Battalion
16 Sep 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX64454
17 Sep 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V25066

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of Joseph Francis and Elizabeth May Skelly of Moama, NSW