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Record #16823

Name :: : William Evlyn SKINNER (1897 - 1918)
aka : Lance Corporal Skinner
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 22 Feb 1897
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 8 Aug 1918 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Stratford-upon-Avon

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 11 Aug 1906
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: : Wright

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Barnardo Homes
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Lance Corporal William Evlyn Skinner.

1901 English Census records state that Eleanor and James Skinner were in West Ham, Essex, England. In residence were children James E (9), Florence (6), William (4), Violet (2) and Elsie (11 months).

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SKINNER
Given Name: William
Age: 9
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1906
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1906-08-03
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1906-08-11
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: Difficult film to read, see also C-4716
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-488
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place William Skinner as a 14 year old single male Servant in the household of Geroge E Wright in Turnberry, Huron East, Ontario. He was born in Feb 1897 and immigrated from England in 1906.

Attestation papers were signed 3 Nov 1915 in Windsor, Ontario. William Evyln (Mispelled, should read 'Evlyn') Skinner was born 22 Feb 1897 in Stratford, England. Next of Kin was his mother, Mrs Willis Skinner of 40 Humbolt Ave., Detroit, Michigan, USA. Occupation was listed as farmer. 5'4" in height with grey eyes and light brown hair, he had worts on his right hand. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was Killed in Action. He was buried in Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: VI. D. 1.

According to the Canadian Virtual War Memorial and an article from CBC news, William Evlyn Skinner was the son of James and Eleanor Skinner. William and his brother, James came to Canada as British Home Children and after his arrival in Canada, he paid for both his mother, then his sister Florence's passage to Canada. William was awarded the War Victory Medal and the British War Medal. The Victory Medal itself was found in the 1970s in a chicken run in the Chatham area by Andy VanDerMolen and was returned to Florence's daughter, Dorothy McNaughton (Aged 91).

Find A Grave Memorial# 56559649

ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-23 18:29:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-25 14:07:05 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3011	ABBOTT, Frederick	1896	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
3012	ABBOTT, George	1893	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
3058	ABBOTT, Herbert William	1893	ENG, WAR, Aston, Erdington	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
3157	ACTON, Alice	1909	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1923 : Montcalm	CAN	Catholic Emigration Society
3155	ACTON, Laura	1892	ENG, WAR, Aston	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Labourers & Domestics
21189	ADAMS, William	1916	ENG, WAR, Aston	Jan 1927 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3759	ADDERLEY, David Gerard	1897	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3758	ADDERLEY, Harry	1899	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8128	ADIE, Dorothy May	1914	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1928 : Newfoundland	CAN	Middlemore
10057	ADIE, Henry	1896	ENG, WAR, Aston	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
5834	ADKINS, Edith May	1907	ENG, WAR, Alcester	Jun 1910 : Mongolian	CAN	Middlemore
8129	AGER, Arthur Charles	1915	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1928 : Newfoundland	CAN	Middlemore
4645	ALLDRIDGE, Arthur	1897	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4640	ALLDRIDGE, Francis	1889	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
4644	ALLDRIDGE, Harry	1892	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4639	ALLDRIDGE, John Leonard	1884	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
4641	ALLDRIDGE, Ruth Rebecca	1890	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
4643	ALLDRIDGE, Violet	1893	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4642	ALLDRIDGE, William Henry	1886	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
3860	ALLEN, Florence Elizabeth	1891	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1902 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
10954	ALLPORT, Daisy Dot	1879	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1890 : Sardinian	CAN	Maria Rye
6926	ALLSUPP, John	1875	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1878 : Sarmatian	CAN	Middlemore
6927	ALLSUPP, Mary Ann	1872	ENG, WAR	Jun 1878 : Sarmatian	CAN	Middlemore
8821	AMISON, Alfred	1894	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Aug 1907 : Tunisian	CAN	Unknown Catholic Group
25138	ANKCORN, Dennis George	1925	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jan 1937 : Oronsay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
25139	ANKCORN, Emma Dorothy	1922	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
4426	ARCHER, Ida Mary	1909	ENG, WAR, Solihull	Jun 1926 : Montclare	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
18623	ASHBY, David Anthony	1900	ENG, WAR, Coles Hill	Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba	CAN	Unknown Catholic Group
8883	ASTLEY, Albert ERNEST	1894	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
11066	ASTLEY, Emma	1891	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1903 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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