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Lance Corporal John Skelton was killed in action during operations at Vaagso, Norway. Son of Tom and Clara Skelton of Crookes, Sheffield; husband of Evelyn Skelton, of Sheffield.

This is a photo of the family grave at Crookes Cemetery, Sheffield, where he is amongst those named on the headstone. His actual grave is at Trondheim (Stavne) Cemetery, Norway.

Known as: Jack
Rank: Lance Corporal
Unit / Base: 3 Commando
Regiment/Corps: Royal Sussex Regiment
Service: Army
Service Number: 5668915
Died : Saturday, December 27, 1941
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age: 21
Cemetery where buried: Trondheim (Stavne) Cemetery Norway]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:07:33 +0100 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/300732-2/family_grave_john_skelton_3cdo.png https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/graves/UK/family_grave_john_skelton_3cdo.png.html