Biographies
Street, Campsie. Embarked December 20, 1915. War service: Egypt, France (made the supreme sacrifice, Bullecourt, May 5,1917) Killed in action 5/5/1917, aged 18. Killed fighting between Bullecourt and Riencourt. Memorial: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. Tele/Mirror list 11/11/1993 Killed in action 5/5/1917 Roll ofHonour, Canterbury District. Killed in Action Portrait and biography in The All Australia Memorial 1919 Anzac Memorial
Sinclair, Private Thomas Cyril no.2909 55th Battalion B Company, formerly 3rd Battalion 9th Reinforcements “Avoca” Browning Street, Campsie. Labourer Born at Ararat, Victoria, January 2, 1891, son of John and Madge Sinclair, later of “Avoca” Browning Street, Campsie. Educated North Sydney Public School. Enlisted June 29, 1915, aged 24. Single. Church of England. Next of kin, brother, J.G. Sinclair, Browning Street, Campsie. Embarked September 30, 1915. War service: Egypt, France (gassed Villers Bretonneux, April 25, 1918); invalided to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham. Returned to Australia 25/1/1919 Portrait and biography in The All Australia Memorial 1919 Roll of Honour, Canterbury District (Sinclair, C.C.)
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Skeldon, Sapper John Walford Trelevan no.20905 12th Field Company Australian Engineers Smith Avenue, Hurlstone Park. Bank Teller Born at Newcastle 17/12/1891, son of Clara A. & David Skeldon. Educated at Glen Innes Public School. Enlisted 22/8/1917, aged 26. Single. Church of England. Next of kin, mother, Mrs Clara Australia Skeldon, Smith Avenue, Hurlstone Park. Embarked from Sydney 16/11/1917 per SS Canberra Returned to Australia 1/7/1919 Married Thelma D. Logan 1931. Portrait and biography in The All Australia Memorial 1919
Skillings, Private Ernest Gordon no.2314 20th Battalion 4th Reinforcements Dennis Street, Lakemba. Labourer Enlisted 5/7/1915, aged 27. Single. Catholic. Next of kin, sister, Mrs M. Greenhill, Dennis Street, Lakemba. Embarked from Sydney 30/9/1915 per HMAT A8 Argyllshire Returned to Australia 12/4/1916 Married Myrtle Kathleen Hargraves 1916.
Skinner, Private William no. 12201 3rd Field Bakery (27th Army Service Corps) 1st Reinforcements, later 1st Field Bakery “Chatsworth” Peabody [i.e. Rydge] Street, Belmore. Baker Born 1881, son of Alexander & Eliza Emily Skinner Enlisted 6/4/1916, aged 35. Single. Presbyterian. Next of kin, sister, Mrs B. Owler, “Chatsworth” Peabody Street, Belmore. Embarked from Sydney 18/5/1916 per HMAT A64 Demosthenes. Discharged 15/8/1919.
Slater, Private Francis S. (Frank) no.4260 4th Battalion 13th Reinforcements
Sapper John Walford Trelevan Skeldon All Australia Memorial (Mitchell Library)
Scott Street, Gowrie Park, Punchbowl. Storeman Born 1895, son of William R. & Frances E. Slater. Enlisted 20/9/1915, aged 21. Single. Church of England. Serving in the 39th Infantry at the time of enlistment. Next of kin: mother, Mrs F. Slater, Scott Street, Gowrie Park, Punchbowl. Returned to Australia 17/3/1917 Married Priscilla V. Hughes 1923. Roll of Honour, St Saviours Church of England, Punchbowl (Slater, F.S.) Monument, The Broadway, Punchbowl (Slater, D.S.)