Bertie Skelton
He was an appretice wheelwrigh upon his enlistment.
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Bertie Skelton was born in 1898 at Cuckney he was the son of Joseph Skelton a farm repairman and Ann (Annie) Elizabeth Bell of Cuckney.
His father Joseph was born in 1843 at Clarborough, his mother Annie Elizabeth Bell was born in 1860 at Cuckney, they were married at Cuckney, Notts in 1882. They had nine children but only five had survived up to 1911.
The surviving five were George born 1884, Charles 1886 , Edna Mary 1887, Hilda 1892 and Bertie born 1897. All were born and bought up in Cuckney.
In the 1911 census the family were living at Cuckney Joseph 68 yrs is a farm repairman, he is living with his wife Annie 51 yrs and their 4 children including Bertie 13 yrs a scholar.
After 33 years of marriage, Annie died at the age of 55, just about the time that her youngest, Bertie, was attested for the Army. It then followed that Bertie’s father died in 1918 age 75.
Bertie was attested at Worksop on the 11th Dec 1915 at the age of 18 yrs and 129 days, his address was Ten Row, Cuckney, he was an apprentice wheelwright, his next of kin was his father Joseph of the same address. he was put in the army reserve. He was then mobilised on the 12th May 1916 and approved at Derby. Six days later he was allotted to the 2/5 North Staffs Regiment. He would have carried out his training before being sent to France on the 25th February 1917. He was killed in action the following year and as his body was never recovered or identified, he was commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
CWG additional information:- Son of the late Joseph and Annie Skelton, of Cuckney, Mansfield.
additional research and information Peter Gillings
Photo of Bertie Skelton
Arras Memorial courtesy of the cwgc