Private

John James Skilton

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas Mark and Florence Octavia Skilton, of Collingwood, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/2345
Name:
John James Skilton
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Thomas Mark Skilton (father), Puramahoi, Takaka, Nelson, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
French Pass, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
16 December 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVII. DD. I9.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
John James Skilton
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