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SKELTON, Henry Foster
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX3400 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gateshead, England, 3 August 1910 |
| Home Town: | Gootchie, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 10 December 2006, aged 96 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Tiaro Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, QX3400 | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 8 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX3400, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jul 1941: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX3400, Wounded in action (shrapnel wound to the right leg). | |
| 4 Mar 1943: | Discharged | |
| 4 Mar 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX3400, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Australia Service Medal 1939-1945 |
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