BORN NORTH FRODINGHAM, 02/05/1898. SON OF SAMUEL SKELTON (1868-1937) & JANE ROBINSON (1867-1924), OF FAIR GRANGE, SKIPSEA. HE HAD NINE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HE WORKED FOR THE FRANKISH FAMILY AS A FARM SERVANT (1911 CENSUS).
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 4TH YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 11/04/1918, AGED 20.
HIS BROTHER, PRIVATE, JAMES HENRY SKELTON, 9TH YORK & LANCS, DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 30/05/1917, AGED 29.
First name:
ROBERT MATTHEW
Military Number:
240810
Rank:
Private
Date Died
11/04/1918
Place died:
Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium
Age:
20
CLEETON, SKIPSEA, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
