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Record #16823
Name :
: William Evlyn SKINNER (1897 - 1918)
  aka : Lance Corporal Skinner


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 22 Feb 1897

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
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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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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16823 SKINNER, William Evlyn1897ENG, WAR, Stratford-upon-Avon Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos