Rupert George SKILTON

Regimental number6/722
AddressCanterbury
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Thomas Mark Skilton, Puramahoi, Takaka, Nelson
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 6/2346 Philip Robert SKILTON; 7/782 Sydney Tom SKILTON
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body