Private 5035 John Skelly
Regiment/Unit: Lancashire Fusiliers - 10th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1)
Date Entered Therein: 15/07/1915
Date of death: 7th of July 1916
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 3 C and 3 D.
Family details:
Sister: Margaret McDermott.
Census details:
1881 Census sees James 9 living with parents Thomas 42, Mary Anne 40 and brother Thomas 15 at William Street, Appleton, Widnes. 1891 Census. James single aged 19 serving as a Soldier Private Infantry at Salford Barracks, Regent Road, Salford.
[pic]imgs/sppics/J_Skelly_LanFus.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private John Skelly on the Thiepval Memorial
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[caption]John is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
