World War 1
Search the known records to date of those lost from the wider Alnwick area in World War 1
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Robert Skelton
Forename(s):
Robert
Surname:
Skelton
Initial(s):
R
Service Number:
1937
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
19/06/1915
Aged:
26
Buried:
Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper
Service History:
Enlisted in 1914, along with his brother, at Alnwick, Northumberland.
The family story is that Skelton was killed when he answered a continuous call of 'Bob' made by who he thought was one of his comrades in trouble. He put his head over the trench parapet to see who was calling to him only to be shot by a German sniper through the head. He was buried where he fell.
(Source: 'In Memory of the Fallen: Amble & surrounding area'; Compiled by Jane Dargue, Jim Donnelly & Helen Lewis; 2014; p. 13)
Background:
Born in 1889, at Jarrow-on-Tyne, County Durham.
Husband of Margaret Jackson (formerly Skelton), of 2, Greenfield Terrace, Amble, Northumberland.
Pre-enlistment occupation: Coal Miner.
Local Memorial:
Chevington & Broomhill War Memorial, St. John's Churchyard
East Chevington Institute
(Source: For Institute, newmp.org.uk)