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SKIMMINGS, Charles Andrew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4853 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 November 1916, Enlisted at Rutherford, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Branxton, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 3 October 1962, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
East Lismore (Lismore) General Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Branxton Memorial Rotunda |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4853, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rutherford, NSW | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 4853, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 4853, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 25 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4853, 30th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to Otitius Media |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Skimmings and Mary Skimmings of Dunoon, NSW. Brother of Clifford M. Skimmings, Ruby Skimmings, Samuel P. Skimmings, Mary Skimmings, David W. Skimmings, Martin James Skimmings, Ellen P. Skimmings and Sarah M. Skimmings
Commenced return to Australia on 27 September 1917 aboard HMAT Suevic disembarking on the 20 November 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel overland to Sydney
Medal: British War Medal
During 1918c Charles married Eva Mary Brunner in Singleton, NSW
In 1936 his residential address was 'Burringbar', Tweed River, NSW