George – Skilbeck – North Eastern Railway – Private – 14/09/1918
Title
George – Skilbeck – North Eastern Railway – Private – 14/09/1918
Initials / forenames
George
Surname
Skilbeck
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Durham Light Infantry, 1st/9th Battalion (Pioneers)
Military rank
Private
Military number
77892
Military awards
Military Medal
Railway department
Winston
Railway job
Passenger Clerk
Date died
14/09/1918
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine November 1918, pg 212; (Photo - North Eastern Railway Magazine November 1918, pg 211)
Memorial
Sunken Road Cemetery, Boisleux-St Marc
Notes
Aged 20, son of George Henry and A.E. Skilbeck of 144 Thompson Street West, Harrowgate Hill, Darlington. He joined the North Eastern Railway in May 1914, working at Middlesbrough and Newcastle before being transferred to Winston. Skilbeck died of wounds he received in action.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
04/04/2016
Last updated
04/04/2016
Citation
“George – Skilbeck – North Eastern Railway – Private – 14/09/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 9, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/45951.