Albert SKINNER

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Service Number:	6080
Enlisted:	17 April 1916, Maldon, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Maldon, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	Welshmans Reef State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 26 September 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 29, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baringhup School & District Roll of Honor, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

17 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6080, 7th Infantry Battalion, Maldon, Vic.
28 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 6080, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 6080, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
17 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, France
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement Private, 6080, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6080 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-26
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6080, 59th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, Killed in action

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