| Regimental number | 8/4489 |
| Place of birth | Gisborne |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss Skillicorn, 201 South Street, Gisborne |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
| Place of burial | St Sever Cemetery (Plot B, Row 16, Grave No 58), Rouen, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Abraham and the late Elizabeth Skillicorn, 88 Broad Street, Palmerston North (only son) |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 15 |