Private William Skerry
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1884-09-25
Place of birth: New Ross Lunenburg County Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: James R. Skerry, New Ross, NS
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1915-04-24
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 26 - 28
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 13155
Highest Rank:
Private
(5th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 5th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: The Second Battle of Ypres, at Gravenstafel
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1596036
LAC ID:
232531
Service file: B8960-S026
Uploader's Notes:
Son of James R. and Nora E. Skerry, of New Ross, Nova Scotia.
Sgt. Skerry was mentioned in a book written by Sgt. Harold Baldwin about the 5th Battalion entitled "Holding the Line". Skerry was mentioned numerous times throughout this book including the dedication, and was considered by Baldwin to be his best friend. This is from pages 162-3:
To the sorrow of every one of us, the gallant soul of Bill Skerry took its flight to his Maker about ten o'clock that morning. A small shell ricochetting from a stunted willow tree simply tore him to pieces, along with a little chap named Wellbelove, which was his family name, and a name he most aptly deserved.
Uploader's Research notes: War diaries of the 5th battalion show he was killed in action [Private Army Canadian Infantry 5th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2012-05-08