We remember Thomas Skerry

We remember Thomas Skerry

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Timeline

Timeline

1886
birth Whitby, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:7483537 Source:8825186 1886
1889
sibling Ruth Source:8964183 1889
1891
dates Age 5 Source:8964183 1891
1891
sibling William Source:8964183 1891
1891
location Wards Yard, Whitby, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8964183 1891
1893
sibling Nellie Source:8964184 1893
1901
dates Age 15 Source:8964184 1901
1901
employment Errand boy Jewellers Source:8964184 1901
1901
location 7 Grape Lane, Whitby, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8964184 1901
1911
dates Age 25 Source:8964186 1911
1911
service British Army Corporal Grenadier Guards 3rd Battalion Source:8964186 1911
1911
location Barracks, St James Park, Westminster, London United Kingdom military residence address Source:8964186 1911
1912
employment Police Officer Cheshire Constabulary Source:9548082 16th November 1912
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:4060490 23rd November 1914
1915
dates Age 29 Source:7483537 11th May 1915
enlistment Whitby United Kingdom Source:8825186
service British Army Serjeant 11761 Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion Source:7483537
1915
death Killed in Action France Source:7483537 Source:8825186 11th May 1915
burial Le Touret Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Panel 2. Source:7483537

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Thomas
Initials T
Last Name Skerry
Source 4060490
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
7 Grape Lane, Whitby, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address known 1901
Barracks, St James Park, Westminster, London United Kingdom military residence address known 1911
Wards Yard, Whitby, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address known 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Grenadier Guards 3rd Battalion Corporal
British Army 11761 Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion Serjeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Emma mother
Jonathan Skerry father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ruth sister 1889
William brother 1891
Nellie sister 1893

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Deborah102878
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Deborah102878
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Deborah102878
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Deborah102878
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Deborah102878

External Evidence

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Book of Remembrance: Cheshire Constabulary and constituent Forces Deborah102878

Multimedia

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Cheshire Constabulary memorial Deborah102878
Remembrance Deborah102878
In uniform Deborah102878

Stories

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