SKIPWITH, Edward Renaud
| Service Number: | 50 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Western Australian Mounted Infantry |
| Born: | Prestbury Priory, Gloucestershire, England, 29 May 1877 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Felstead School, England |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Illness, Devon, England, 1962 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 50, 2nd Western Australian Mounted Infantry |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Edward Renaud SKIPWITH was born on 29th May, 1877 in Prestbury, Gloucestershire, England
His parents were Philip George SKIPWITH & Annie Elizabeth NIMMO HOWARD
He had previously served for 18 months with the Bedfordshire Volunteer Corps before he enlisted in the 2nd Western Australia Mounted Infantry & embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on 3rd February, 1900 on the Transport ship Surrey
He stayed on in South Africa & married Violet Gustel Cohen HOLT on 23rd February, 1920 at St John the Evangelist Church in Cape Town, South Africa - Violet died in Devon, England in 1977
Edward died in Devon, England in 1962
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