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SKINNER, John
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
SKINNER, John
Date Of Birth
26 Oct 1881
Age
35
Birth Place
Pollockshields, Glasgow
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Scotland
Date
18 Aug 1917
Date Of Death
17 Mar 1918
Fate
Killed in action.
Information
Son of Walter Skinner; husband of Annie E Y Skinner, of 173, St. Andrew's Road, Pollokshields, Glasgow.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 14/12/1917 (Croix de Guerre) Further gazette pages: 13207 (Croix de Guerre) Gazette issue: 30431 (Croix de Guerre)
Rank Name
Acting Company Sergeant-Major
Service Number
6895
Service From Date
1889
Service To Date
1918
Award Details
Award received from France during First World War (Croix de Guerre).
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
9533 (V.C.); Issue: 30284 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Wijdendrift, Belgium; Vlamertinghe, Belgium; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Gold Star
Service
British Army
Regiment
King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion
1st Battalion
Commemorated
Vlamertinghe New British Cemetery, Belgium
Place of Death
Vlamertinghe, Belgium
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
King's Own Scottish Borderers
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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