John Telfer SKELTON

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SKELTON, John Telfer

Service Numbers:	945, 217
Enlisted:	13 January 1902, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
Born:	Kandy, Ceylon, 1877
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Station Overseer
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1 May 1910, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland 2 193
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 945, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 217, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 217, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving at Beira 14 Jun 1900.
10 Aug 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 217, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th embarked 5 Jul 1901 returning to Australia aboard Britannic arriving at Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901.
13 Jan 1902:	Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 945, Brisbane, Qld.
18 Feb 1902:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 945, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 522 notes embarked from Sydney 18 Feb 1902 aboard Custodian.
19 Aug 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 945, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 522 notes the 4th embarked at Durban 11 Jul 1902 returning to Australia aboard Drayton Grange arriving Brisbane 13 Jun 1902, disbanded 19 Jun 1902.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

John Telfer Skelton served twice in the South African (Boer) War, first as a Private S.N. 217 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, and second as a Private S.N. 945 in the 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse (source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 483 & 525; National Archives Australia Boer War Dossier 2nd service).

Biography

SKELTON.—At Brisbane, on May 1st, John Telfer fourth son of George Macpherson Skelton, aged 33 years

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