Personal data
| Name | Skeet |
|---|---|
| Initials | J.R. |
| Christian name | John Richard |
| Date and place of birth | Woking; 1895 |
Extra information
- Information
- Educated at Royal Grammar School Guildford
- Information 2
- Family business in Woking, i.e. the builders' merchants' and ironmongers' Skeet & Jeffes.
Military data
| Rank | Lt. |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | Intelligence Officer 2 London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) |
| Date of death | |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Pozieres Memorial, Panel 85 and 86 |
Other information
- Information
- "Killed in action nr Villars, Bretoneux"
- Information 2
- Secondary unit: attd. 7th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
- Information 3
- His brother, Capt William Clinton Skeet, 12 West Yorkshire Regiment, was killed on 09.04.1917 (Tilloy British Cemetery).
- Information 4
- Both brothers are commemorated on a bronze plaque, The Lightbox, Chobham Road, Woking
Sources
- Source
- BRT36