SKEVINGTON, Alan Percival, M.C.

1544122 Bombardier, Royal Artillery, 8th Army ReserveBorn 1887 Kaikoura, New Zealand

Died 28/07/1944, Age 57

Buried 01/08/1944

Son of Joseph Augustus Skevington (1911 -a Gentleman of private means) and Jane Gillies Skevington

Husband of Dorothy Emily Harding Riche (Married 1921, Marylebone, London)

Address: 27 Glebe Road, Cleethorpes (Residence before war – Suffolk)

Profession: Accountant

1891 – with parents, living in Ecclesall Bierlow, father a bookkeeper

1901 – with parents, living at Ingledale Villa, Ilfracombe

1911 – with parents, living in Woodford, Essex, with parents and older sister Annie Beatrice, a private governess. Profession – clerk, chartered accountants

1937 – mentioned as Liquidator of a company, address Room 8, Market Chambers, 77-79 High Street, Watford

1939 – Clerk (Horticultural Estate), 3 Elesay Cottages, Deben ?, Suffolk

Late Major in the Machine Gun Corp, West Yorkshire Regiment

Alan Skevington was awarded the Military Cross in 1917, citation as follows:

“Bourlon Wood and Moeuvres, 28th November to 5th December 1917. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He performed most efficient and gallant service in the handling of his machine guns, and assisted materially in repelling an enemy attack. His guns were subjected to intense shell fire, and four of them were put out of action, but he held his position for eight days, setting his men a splendid example of determination and resource.”