
| Regimental number | 23/2089 |
| True Name | SKELLON, Tom Handley |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Next of kin | Friend, J Kinch, 44 Bell Street Wanganui |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| E Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 47 Willochra and HMNZT 48 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 37), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs S.E. Skellon, Newton, Auckland |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 54979 Bertrand Bow SKELLON; 26/1721 George Elice SKELLON; 58083 Ivo Hensby SKELTON |
| Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly recorded on Nominal Roll as SKILLON. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 29 |
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