SKILTON, William Richard Norton
| Service Number: | 1240 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 October 1914, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manchester, England, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Williamstown Central School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 21 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1240, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1240, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1240, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 21 Aug 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1240, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1240 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William Richard Norton SKILTON was born in Manchester, England in 1887 although he stated on his enlistment that he was born in Williamstown which is incorrect
His parents were William Nicholas Kneebone SKILTON & Kezia DUNN
He enlisted in Melbourne on 22nd October, 1914 and embarked from Melbourne on 22nd December, 1914 on the HMAT Ulysses with the 14th Infantry Battalion, A Company
William was Killed in Action at Gallipoli on 21st August, 1915
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Lone Pine Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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Three of his brothers also served in WW1
1. Bertie John SKILTON (MM) SN4339 - returned to Australia in 1919
2. Henry Reginald SKILTON (SN 2465) - returned to Australia in 1919
3. Harold Tregurtha SKILTON (SN 5456) - returned to Australia 1916
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