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Son of the late Charles and Susanna Skelton, of East Kirkby, England; husband of Betsy Skelton, of 622, Rideau St., Brandon, Man.
Digital gallery of Private Thomas Skelton
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Private Thomas Skelton
CWGC marker for Pte Skeleton in the Brandon Municipal Cemetery (Brandon, Manitoba, Canada) Section 16 Block C Plot 29
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Private Thomas Skelton
Privates Skelton and Insley were buried side-by-side in the Brandon Municipal Cemetery (Brandon, Manitoba, Canada). The soldiers had a double military funeral - the first ever held in the city according to the Brandon Daily Sun (26 March 1915). Both men were members of the 45th Battalion and had succumbed to pneumonia.
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Private Thomas Skelton
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CWGC marker for Pte Skeleton in the Brandon Municipal Cemetery (Brandon, Manitoba, Canada) Section 16 Block C Plot 29
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Privates Skelton and Insley were buried side-by-side in the Brandon Municipal Cemetery (Brandon, Manitoba, Canada). The soldiers had a double military funeral - the first ever held in the city according to the Brandon Daily Sun (26 March 1915). Both men were members of the 45th Battalion and had succumbed to pneumonia.
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Grave marker for Thomas Skelton
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 36 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BRANDON CEMETERY Manitoba, Canada
This cemetery is located 700 metres south of 18th Street and Richmond Avenue, on Highway 10.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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