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Dec 12, 1864
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Born in Talbotville, Ontario to Peter and Fanny
Maria (nee Preston) Skill
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May 13, 1892
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Married to Emma Salina Rees (Ries?) in Cook,
Illinois, USA
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Oct 10, 1914
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Shown on the payroll of the 45th
Victoria and Haliburton Regiment
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Nov 9, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion CEF
in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 689
Ø Next of kin given as Emma
Skill, wife, 20 Spruce St., Toronto, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Lather
o Later noted as Musician and
Building Contractor
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to “F” Company
o This was later reorganized
into “C” Company
On attesting he stated his birth year was 1871,
not his actual birth year of 1864
The 21st Battalion trained in the
Kingston, Ontario area
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Apr 10, 1915
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Sentenced to 15 days detention for being absent
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Apr 24, 1915
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Declared to be AWL (Absent Without Leave)
A Court of Inquiry held July 12, 1915 at the
Sandling Camp in England declared him to be a Deserter as of April 24, 1915,
prior to the battalion proceeding to England
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Nov 18, 1915
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Attested into the 95th Battalion CEF
in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Number 201984
Ø Next of kin given as Emma
Skill, wife, 28 Salisbury Ave., Toronto, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Musician
o Later noted as Building Contractor
Ø Previous military experience
given as 5 months in the 21st Battalion
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to the Base Company and
employed in the Battalion’s Band
On attesting he stated his birth year was 1871,
not his actual birth year of 1864
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Jan 16, 1916
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for being absent
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May 31, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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| Jun 8, 1916 |
Disembarked
in Liverpool, England and proceeded to Shorncliffe
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| Sep 16,
1916 |
Admitted
to the Moore Barracks Hospital in Lower Dibgate with a fractured left tibia
after being struck by an automobile in Hythe.
It was noted that he was intoxicated at the time
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Oct 11, 1916
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Transferred to the Shorncliffe Military Hospital,
Eastwell Park
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Nov 6, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Nov 23, 1916
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Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) and
attached to the 5th Reserve Battalion
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Jan 24, 1917
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Transferred to the 5th Reserve
Battalion in Bramshott
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Feb 13, 1917
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Admitted to the Connaught Military Hospital in
Aldershot with a diagnosis that reads NYD (Not Yet Determined). This was later changed to read VDS
(Venereal Disease Syphilis)
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Feb 23, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital and reported to
the 5th Reserve Battalion
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the 1st CORD (Central
Ontario Regiment Depot) and remained attached to the 5th Reserve
Battalion
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Apr 18, 1917
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Ceased to be attached to the 5th
Reserve Battalion and joined the Central Ontario Regiment Depot in East
Sandling
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Oct 12, 1917
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Transferred to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot)
in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Nov 8, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Liverpool
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Nov 14, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Quebec City, Quebec
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Nov 30, 1917
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Medical Board in Quebec City notes
Ø Suffers from pain in left leg
from fracture suffered in England
Ø Has pain in right shoulder
that prevents him from carrying a pack
Ø Man is over age at 52 years 11
months
Ø Board recommends convalescent
home for treatment
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Dec 3, 1917
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Taken On Strength Military District No. 2 and
posted to “D” Unit in Toronto, Ontario
Admitted to Military Convalescent Hospital,
College St., Toronto for treatment of pain in his fractured leg. On admission he was noted as also having
flat feet
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Dec 21, 1917
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Reading glasses were ordered after an eye exam
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Dec 22, 1917
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To be treated as an out patient
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Jan 3, 1918
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Transferred to the base hospital with a diagnosis
that reads VDS (Venereal Disease Syphilis)
He is noted as refusing treatment
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Jan 8, 1918
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Transferred to the Spadina Military Hospital in
Toronto
On admission he was noted as being over age and
suffering from debility from his previously fractured leg
Granted sick leave until January 14, 1918
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Jan 30, 1918
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Instep support supplied for his flat feet. Complains of pain in his shoulder
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Apr 13, 1918
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Complained of pain in the left side of his chest
and complete bed rest was ordered.
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Apr 18, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and reported to Military
District No. 2
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Sep 17, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “B”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 642 Ontario St., Toronto, Ontario
He was discharged to the care of the ISC
(Invalided Soldier’s Commission) to receive further treatment
Following the end of the war, the British War
Medal was sent to him at 226 Queen St. E., Toronto, Ontario
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Mar 16, 1934
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Edward Arthur Skill died at home in Toronto, Ontario
of a Cerebral Thrombosis brought on by Hypostatic Pneumonia. He was buried in the Park Lawn Cemetery in
Toronto
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