SKIPPER, Richard Conebee
(Service number 38078)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 19 January 1894 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Shepherd | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs K. SKIPPER (mother), care of Timaru Herald, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 21st Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company | ||
| Date | 21 January 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 31 August 1958 | Age | 63 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Karori Cemetery, Wellington | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Richard Conebee Skipper was the son of Richard Conebee and Kate (née Hunn) Skipper. He was educated at several schools in the Wellington area - Kilbirnie, Wadestown, Thorndon, Mt Cook. His brother William George Skipper also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 January 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 January 2019]; School Admission records (Kilbirnie & Wellington branches NZSG) [14 January 2019]; Karori Cemetery headstone image (Wellington City Council) [14 January 2019]
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