Back to search results

Pilot Officer OLIVER HENRY SKELTON

Service Number: J/18375
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Canadian Air Force

427 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 26 February 1943

Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY

XVI. D. 10.

Netherlands

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Canadian
  • Additional Info Son of Oliver Edwin and Alice Clara Skelton, of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Personal Inscription IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON OLLIE, WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR FREEDOM'S SAKE
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN

Introducing For Evermore: Stories of the Fallen - the exciting new way to read and share stories of the Commonwealth's war dead. Got a story to share? Upload it and preserve their memory for generations to come.

Share and read stories
Download certificate

From the CWGC Archives

Grave Registration (2)

Grave Registration Documents - Registers
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Grave Registration Documents - Graves Registration Reports (Finals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Concentration (2)

Concentration Documents - Graves Concentration Reports
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Concentration Documents - Graves Concentration Reports
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Headstone (1)

Headstone Documents - Headstone Schedules (Originals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Buried or commemorated at

GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Gelderland Netherlands
Number of casualties: 2619
View cemetery details