Skelton, Herbert

BORN HULL 1892. ENLISTED HULL. PARENTS – HERBERT & PHOEBE S SKELTON. HE WAS 23 YEARS OLD, SINGLE AND LIVED WITH HIS MOTHER AT 20 BLUE BELL ENTRY. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON THE 5TH JULY 1915. HE DIED OF WOUNDS REEIVED ON THE 28TH JUNE AT THE GENERAL HOSPITAL BOULONGE. THE MATRON OF THE HOSPITAL SAID AN OPERATION HAD TO BE PERFORMED BUT HE NEVER RECOVERED.
Eddie Piercy [mailto:eddie@c4c2.karoo.co.uk] writes on 28 May 2017 – Hi, Herbert Skelton was the half brother of my late mother Lilian May Piercy nee McGuire, she often talked about Herbie as she called him and her brother Peter Mcguire who both served in the army during the great war, Peter was gassed and died young during the 1930.s. I have done some research into my Grandmother Phoebe Porter/Skelton/McGuire/Williams though its a bit sketchy she seems to have Married a Herbert Skelton under her maiden name of Porter and the later married my Grandfather Thomas McGuire again under the name of Porter, I have been unable to discover what happened to Herbert. Have you any information. Regards. Eddie