BORN NORTH FRODINGHAM, 29/03/1888. SON OF SAMUEL SKELTON (1868-1937) & JANE ROBINSON (1867-1924), OF FAIR GRANGE, SKIPSEA. HE HAD NINE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS.
EMPLOYED AS A GROOM AT KING EDWARD ROAD, WOODHALL SPA, LINCOLNSHIRE.
HE LIVED IN HULL. ENLISTED IN BEVERLEY. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 20566, YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 9TH YORK & LANCS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 30/05/1917, AGED 29.
HIS YOUNG BROTHER, ROBERT MATTHEW SKELTON, 4TH YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 11/04/1918, AGED 20.
| Name | James Harry Skelton |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | North Frodingham, 29/03/1888 |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 30 May 1917 |
| Death Place | Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, Nord, France |
| Enlistment Place | Beverley, Yorks |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | York and Lancaster Regiment |
| Battalion | 9th (Service) Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 34677 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 20566, Yorkshire Regiment. |
First name:
JAMES HENRY
Military Number:
34677
Rank:
Private
Date Died
30/05/1917
Place died:
Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, Nord, France
Age:
29
CLEETON, SKIPSEA, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
