Signalman

George Barton Skinner

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Lily Skinner, of Tinwald Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
159676
Name:
George Barton Skinner
Rank: 
Signalman
Date of Birth:
24 September 1918
Place of Birth: 
Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Lily Skinner (mother), Eiffelton, RD, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Eiffelton, RD, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm Hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Corps of Signals

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness, peritonitis
Date of Death:
30 January 1943
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
27 December 1942
Vessel:
USS West Point (AP-23)
Destination:
Noumea, New Caledonia

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
1. 27.
Cemetery Location: 
New Caledonia
George Barton Skinner
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