We remember John Skene

We remember John Skene

Timeline

Timeline

1892
birth Aberdeen United Kingdom Source:8596055 1892
1910
service British Army Private 3rd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (Special Reserve) Battalion Source:8596055 1910
1910
service British Army Private 1869 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Depot Source:8596055 26th July 1910 - 2nd August 1910
1910
service British Army Private 1869 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Source:8596055 2nd August 1910 - 18th October 1912
1912
service British Army Private 1869 2nd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Source:8596055 18th October 1912 - 27th October 1915
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8596055 21st September 1914 - 5th November 1914
1914
hospitalisation Gunshot wound to Spine Hospital/Institution Source:8596055 31st October 1914
1915
discharge Source:4060180 27th October 1915
employment Farm Servant Source:8596055
service British Army Private 1869 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Source:8596055
1916
death Died of wounds King George Hospital United Kingdom Source:8596055 11th April 1916
burial Arbroath Eastern Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Angus United Kingdom Source:8596069
sibling Thomas Skene Source:8596055
location 3 Ogilvy Place, Arbroath United Kingdom parents address Source:8596069
location Letham Grange Farm by Arbroath United Kingdom Source:8596055

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Skene
Source 4060180
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
3 Ogilvy Place, Arbroath United Kingdom parents address
Letham Grange Farm by Arbroath United Kingdom
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 3rd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (Special Reserve) Battalion Private
British Army 1869 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Private
British Army 1869 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Depot Private
British Army 1869 2nd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Private
British Army 1869 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Maggie mother
Gilbert Skene father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Thomas Skene brother

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Official Records

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British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Fife3190
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Fife3190

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We remember John Skene