Name
Benjamin Skirman
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
23/04/1917
40
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
48438
Royal Fusiliers *1
7th (City of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ARRAS MEMORIAL
Bay 3.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Ashwell memorials
Pre War
He was born in Ashwell on 39th October 1877 and was educated at the Merchant's Taylors' School in Ashwell.
Before enlistment he was employed at Friern Manor Dairy for 17 years. He married Elizabeth at St Ann's Road Tottenham on 19th December 1896 and had two sons: Frederick James (b 17 May 1898) and Benjamín John (b 16 July 1899) and enlisted on 11th December 1915. One address recorded for them is 20 Clarence Road, West Green, Tottenham.
Wartime Service
He served in France and Flanders from 1st March 1917 and was killed in action around Arras.
Additional Information
*1 Probably more correctly (City of London) Bn.
London Regiment.
Acknowledgments
Jonty Wild
