Thomas Skinner, 10932 Pte.
Remembered with Honour | |||
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A soldier of the Border Regiment | |||
Name | Thomas Skinner | ||
Rank | Private | ||
Number | 10932 | ||
Battalion | 6th Battalion Border Regiment | ||
Company | |||
Att'd/Trans | |||
Former unit | |||
Enlisted | Carlisle, Cumberland | ||
Resident | |||
Where born | Carlisle, Cumberland | ||
Ctry of service | United Kingdom | ||
Burial / Commemoration | |||
Where died | Gallipoli (Lemnos, Greece) | ||
How died | d.o.w. | ||
Age | |||
Date of death | 14th August 1915 | ||
Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead | ||
Grave ref. | II. E. 77. | ||
Resting place | East Mudros Military Cemetery |
Additional information | |||
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Thomas was wounded and transported back to the beach at Suvla, then by boat to Lemnos. Over the next five days Thomas would have undergone surgery, but his wounds were beyond repair. Only 46 days after leaving the friendly shores of England, Thomas Skinner died on the Island of Lemnos in Greece. |
Source | ||
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Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921) / Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
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