Regimental number | 32907 |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Next of kin | Father, Peter Skinner, Papakaio, Oamaru |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Lance Corporal |
Final unit | New Zealand Entrenching Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs Peter Skinner, Papakaio, Oamaru |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 18 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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