Private, 9th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Son of Thomas Skinner, of Tresmarrow, St. Thomas. Launceston, Cornwall.
(Additional information from his Burnt Record) Attested 14-11-1814, address Oak Whitstone, Holsworth, Devon. Joined up at Bodmin 19-11-1814, posted 25-11-1914 to France. Discharged, no longer fit for war service due to Rheumatic Fever at home, 18-6-1918 and died 26-7-1918
Buried in Hartshill Cemetery, Hartshill, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
