Rifleman George Skillett, C/12817
- Batt - 18
- Unit - King's Royal Rifle Corps
- Section -
- Date of Birth - 22/10/1896
- Died - 03/10/1916
- Age - 19
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ContributeSource: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. He was the son of Mr and Mrs William Skillett. He was a footman prior to enlisting, and was well known in both Langham and Barleythorpe, and was a member of Langham Church Choir. He embarked for France in August 1916 and fought on the Somme before being killed by a shell at Warlincourt.
Leicestershire Project Findings
- Conflict - World War I
- Cause of death - Missing In Action
- Place of death - France
- Birth Place - Lowther, Westmoreland
Research from Michael Doyle's Their Name Liveth For Evermore
- Unit - King's Royal Rifle Corps
- Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
- Burial Commemoration - Thiepval Mem., Somme, France
- Born - Lowther, Westmoreland
- Enlisted - November 1915
- Place of Residence - Barleythorpe, Rutland, England
- Memorial - BARLEYTHORPE & LANGHAM MEM., RUTLAND
