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Military service
Age:
19
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Division:
92nd Bn.
Birth:
April 14, 1896
Codburg, Ontario
Enlistment:
August 28, 1915
Toronot, Ontario
Death:
January 24, 1916
Toronto, Ontario
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
G. Sec. 22. Lot 10. I.
Additional information
Son of John and Edith Skeaff, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant John Murray Skeaff
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Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Lt John Murray Skeaff CEF 92nd Bn dies #OnThisDay Jan 24 1916 in Toronto General Hospital http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?q2=36&q3=2923&sqn=569&tt=1311&PHPSESSID=kodafsug3djiprlvs2159l8ro4 -
Photo of John Murray Skeaff
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Biography
John Murray Skeaff's biography from the University Schools' 1916 edition of the Annals. -
University School Tribute
Cover and tribute from the 1916 edition of the University Schools' "The Annals". This edition included John Murray Skeaff's photo and biography on their roll of honour. -
Memorial Plaque
Memorial Plaque located inside St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, King Street West at Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario. -
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.
Front Entrance of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. -
Skeaff Family Monument
Photo of the Skeaff family monument and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission grave (seen flat to the ground). Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. -
Skeaff Family Monument (2)
Photo of the Skeaff family monument at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. -
Grave Marker
Official war grave marker for Lt. John Murray Skeaff. -
Skeaff Family Monument (3)
Skeaff family information. -
Commemorative Plaque
1914-18 Memorial Plaque, The University Schools, University of Toronto, 371 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario. Erected by the U.T.S. Hockey Club, 1919-20. -
Newspaper Clipping
Source: The Globe, Toronto Tuesday January 25 1916 -
Badge
Cap badge of the 92nd Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada) C.E.F. Submitted by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. Dileas Gu Brath. -
Memorial
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Memorial
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Memorial
Aura Lee Club Toronto
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Murray Skeaff
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Murray Skeaff
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Murray Skeaff
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Murray Skeaff
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Murray Skeaff
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Murray Skeaff
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Murray Skeaff
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Murray Skeaff
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Murray Skeaff
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 163 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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TORONTO (MOUNT PLEASANT) CEMETERY Ontario, Canada
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