ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

SKIPWORTH, Owen Sands

SKIPWORTH, Owen Sands

Full Name: Owen

SKIPWORTH

Date of Birth: 05

–

1884

Place of birth: Parkerville SA

Australia

Occupation: Labourer

Address: Dardanup WA

Next of Kin: Mother- Susan Skipworth

Next of Kin Address: Dardanup WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 2672

Rank: Lance Corporal

Unit/Division: 2nd Field Company Engineers

Enlistment Date: 1915-06-25

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

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Embarkation Date: 1915-09-02

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-09-25

Locations Served:

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-06-03

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25/06/1915- To 11th Battalion 8th Reinforcements as Private
21/10/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Meditteranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
8/12/1915- To 2nd Field Company Engineers as Sapper Gallipoli Peninsula
27/12/1915- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt ex Gallipoli Peninsula
30/03/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
27/11/1916- Promoted LANCE CORPORAL in the field France
21/02/1917- Reverts to Sapper at Own Request
16/04/1917- Granted Leave England
1/05/1917- Detached to 5th Army Division in the field France ex Leave
9/10/1917- Attended 5th Army Cookery School in the field France
2/11/1917- Rejoined 2nd Field Company Engineers  in the field France ex Detachment
26/02/1918- Granted Leave England
13/03/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
18/07/1918- Promoted LANCE CORPORAL in the field France
24/01/1919- To No. 4 Command Depot Hurdcott England ex Australian Infantry Base Depot Havre France for Return to Australia
1/03/1919- Embarked Devonport for Australia per ” Anchises ”
7/04/1919- Disembarked Australia
3/06/1919- Discharged from Service
28/07/1919- Date of Death- Suicide by gunshot at Crooked Brook   via  Dardanup, WA , aged 35 Years.
29/07/1919- Buried Bunbury General Cemetery- Congregational Section  A  Grave  No. 49-   Grave also includes Daniel Skipworth ( Died 8/10/1914- Aged 65 Years )  and Albert Edward Skipworth ( Died 9/06/1950- Aged 76 Years ).

 

Service Medals Awarded

1914/15 Star – No. 1743

British War Medal – No. 4609

Victory Medal – No. 4601

 

19/11/2014-  Sincere thanks for Information from JOY MORT:-

From South West News Busselton Newspaper issued 1st August 1919: ” Death- 28/07/1919- Shot through roof of mouth at Crooked Brook, age 35, single, returned serviceman suffered since being gassed at War. Born on Peninsula, S.A. was with 8th Reinforcements 11th Battalion. Served Gallipoli. Mother living Waterloo, W.A “.