WORLD WAR I

Bingham War Memorial

M/287902	L/Corporal Robert Skillington	6th Co ASC (MTL)	Born 1893
Medal Card	Awarded Victory and British medals.
Service record	Enlisted 5th February 1917 at Rotherham. Descriptive report on Joining: Height 5’ 8?”. Girth 36½” (expansion 3½”). Weight 120 lbs. Single Record of Service Paper: address 33 Greasboro’ Road, Parkgate, Rotherham. Occupation Machine driller. Age 23y 11m. Next of kin Simon Skillington, The Banks, Bingham – father Embarked Portsmouth 29.5.18 Disembarked Rouen 31.5.18 per SS Huntscape. Assigned to 986 MY Coy, No 3 Water Tank Coy Promoted Corporal 21.5.18 Promoted Acting sergeant 26.4.19 Discharged 16/7/19 He suffered a bout of Laryngitis (28 days in hospital Feb/Mar 1917) and Influenza (11 days in hospital Apr/May 1918) Awarded certificate of proficiency as lorry driver, Feb 1917. Protection certificate: 22 MTRP. Rotherham address given. Born Bingham 1893. Medical category B1.
AVL	AVL Address: The Banks Robert does not appear on the roll of honour.

	Robert Skillington
1893	Born in Bingham Mar qtr
1901 census	Lived on Grantham Road, Bingham with: Father: Simon Skillington, b 1852 Bottesford Mother: Lucy Skillington, b. 1856 Southwell Siblings: Frederick, b 1886 Southwell Ernest, b. 1888 Bingham Charlotte, b.1891 Bingham	Stockman on farm (Cattle) Grocery Assistant
1911 census (family)	Living on The Banks, Bingham Father: Simon (d. Bingham 1932) Mother: Lucy Sister: Charlotte	Yard man on farm (Cow man) Dressmaker
1911 Census	Living at 49/51 Heeley Green, Sheffield with: Brother: Ernest (d. Sheffield 1965)	Assistant Grocer Grocer (employer)	Known as “Bob” on census form
1921	Married Hilda Lomas, at Eccleshall (nr. Sheffield), Dec qtr 1921 Children: Joan, b.1922 Eccleshall Brenda, b. 1931 Eccleshall Stella, b. 1938 Rother Valley
ER	1921 The Banks: Simon and Lucy Skillington
1939 Register	33 Greasborough Road, Rawmarsh Robert Skillingotn, b. 14 Feb 1893, married Hilda Skillington, b. 5 Oct 1898, married Three closed records Alan Lomas, b. 17 Sep 1907, single	Master Grocer, Beer off-licence, own account, also ARP Head Warden Unpaid domestic duties Presumably Joan, Brenda and Stella Builder’s joiner
1958	Robert, of 33 Greasborough Road, Parkgate, near Rotherham died at Rother Valley 20th October 1958 Probate to Yorkshire Penny Bank		Estate £2535.18s.2d.