English Māori John Samuel Skilton Born 19 August 1915 - Died 1 August 2000 PDF Key details Service number45265 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Private AWMM 22 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy John Samuel Skilton portrait - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Samuel AWMM SurnameSkilton AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number45265 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth19 August 1915 AWMM Collingwood, Tasman AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 19 May 1941 AWMM 111 William Street, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Edith Ivy Skilton (wife), 16 Pilmuir Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 15 September 1941 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignNorth Africa AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number45265 AWMM Military service22 Infantry Battalion AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 19 May 1941 AWMM Age 25 AWMM Tobacco worker/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Aquitania AWMM Private AWMM 17 Reinforcements, Infantry Brigade AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture detailsWW2 Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt AWMM 15 July 1942 AWMM WW2 1942-1943 AWMM WW2 POW - PG 106, Vercelli, Italy AWMM 1943 AWMM WW2 POW - PG 106, Vercelli, Italy Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List Italy, Europe Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List Days interned Liberation date Liberation RepatriationWW2 11 September 1943 AWMM POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 30 May 1945 AWMM Private AWMM 22 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Mr Skilton was liberated by the Italians on 11 September 1943 and arrived in Switzerland on 29 May 1944Cenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 1999 AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death1 August 2000 AWMM Age 84 AWMM Nelson, Tasman AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryMarsden Valley Cemetery, Stoke, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember John Samuel Skilton by laying a poppy. John James Skilton John James Skilton John Samuel Skilton Kenneth Brian Skilton Leonard Arthur Kitchener Skilton Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Samuel Skilton Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCemetery Records. Nelson City Council. http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/cemeteries-database-2/ Sources Used Mason, W.W. (1954). Prisoners of war. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Pris.html Sources Used Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 5: WW2 193 AWMM Mason, W.W. (1954) Prisoners of war. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Mason, W.W. (1954). p 425. AWMM Henderson, J. (1958). 22 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM Great Britain Army. (1945). Italy : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
