Andrew Stewart Skilling
Birth 1890 Death 15th Jul 1916 PteRegiment South African Infantry
Service #5086
| GRO Ref | |
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| Place of Birth | Cleator |
| Residence at Enlistment | Johanesburg South Africa |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | 228a,Fawcus Street, Jeppes extension , Johanesburg |
| Residence 1911 Census | |
| School(s) Attended | |
| Religion/Church Attended | Methodist |
| Organisation Membership | |
| Employment/Trade | Signwriter |
| Place of Work | |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | Robert & Mary Skillen |
| Siblings | Robert , John , James , Nancy , Eliza Cumpball , Ruth Annie |
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| Family Connection to Roll of Honour |
| Regiment at Enlistment | Regiment South African Infantry |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | 4th |
| Rank at Enlistment | Pte |
| Naval Vessels Served | |
| Service Number at Enlistment | 5086 |
| Date of Enlistment | 30 August 1915 |
| Place of Enlistment | Johanesburg |
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| Service Facts | |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts |
| Age at Death | 22 |
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| Date of Death | 15th Jul 1916 |
| Regiment at Death | Regiment South African Infantry |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | 4th |
| Rank at Death | Pte |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed in Action |
| Service Number at Death | 5086 |
| Field of Action at Death | France |
| Place of Death | Somme |
| Battle at Death | Battle of Delville Wood |
| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | THIEPVAL MEMORIAL |
| Grave Position | Pier and Face 4 C. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1553218/skillen,-andrew/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | France |
| Private Memorial | Methodists church Cleator Moor/St Johns war memorial |
| Notes | served as Skillen 1891 Census Family living at 70 Queen Street, Cleator Moor |
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| Link #1 | http://www.southafricawargraves.org/search/details.php?id=23290 |