William Joseph Skinner

1887 — 1918

  • 1887 — 8 July 1918
  • Pluckley, Kent
  • Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery 188th Siege Bty
  • Born1887, Pluckley, Kent
  • Died8 July 1918, Belgium Ww1
  • OccupationRegiment: Royal Garrison Artillery 188th Siege Bty
  • Baptism3 February 1887, Pluckley, Kent

Biography

1891 Census
The Street, Pluckley, Kent
RG12/0698 Fo 81 Pg 4http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/pluckley1891.html

Info from Ancestry.com World Tree
Name: SKINNER, WILLIAM JOSEPH
Initials: W J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
Unit Text: 188th Siege Bty.
Age:31
Date of Death: 08/07/1918
Service No:178320William was killed when a shell exploded near by killing him instantly when a shrapnel splinter hit his head.Additional information:Son of Edward Skinner, of The Thorn, Pluckley; husband of Mary Skinner, of New House Cottage, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent.
Casualty Type:Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. G. 6.
Cemetery:HAGLE DUMP CEMETERY

Family

Place in the family tree

Sources

  1. David Skinner KFHS
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