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a soldier of the border regiment
remembered with honour
| Full Name | John James McSkimmings |
| Rank (highest) | Lance Corporal |
| Service Number | 13379 |
| Company | A Company |
| Battalion | 11th Battalion (Lonsdale) |
| Regiment | Border Regiment |
| Enlisted / Commissioned | 30 September 1914 / Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Theatre(s) of War | France and Flanders |
| Born | Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Nationality | English 
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| Former Employment | Carrs Flour Mills |
| Residence(s) | 30 Raglan Court, Silloth, Cumberland |
| Casualty Type | Commonwealth War Dead |
| Died | 1 July 1916 |
| Cause of Death | Killed in action |
| Burial Type | Grave |
| Reference Number | A.8. |
| Resting Place | Beaumont-Hamel British Cemetery Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Coordinates |  Latitude: 50.08591 / Longitude: 2.64981
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| Additional Memorial(s) | Silloth War Memorial |
| Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
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