Private

Tom Handley Skellon

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. S. E. Skellon, of Newton, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/2089
Name:
Tom Handley Skellon
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
12 January 1877
Place of Birth: 
Freemans Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr J. Kench (friend), 44 Bell St, Wanganui, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
c/o Mrs Lewis, Taupo Quay, Wanganui, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer|Wharf Hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
21 September 1916
Day of Death:
Thursday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
04 March 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (10 April 1916)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. B. 37.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Tom Handley Skellon
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