60th Battalion
Killed In Action
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Harold Skewes (SN 1770) was born in Warrenheip and attended Warrenheip State School. He enlisted in Ballarat on February 12th 1916 as a 36 year old, single, contractor. He was posted to the 57th Infantry Battalion and embarked from Melbourne on board the Euripideson April 4th 1916. He arrived in Plymouth in June and was promoted to Corporal while training in England. He joined the 60th Battalion in France in June 1917 where he was wounded in action the following April. He died of his wounds on April 6th 1918 at Dernancourt, and is buried in Picquigny British Cemetery, France.
