The story
Name: G E H SKINGLEY
Rank: Naval Airman 1st Class
Official number: FX 79400
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 788 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Lanka
Date of death: 1942-04-05
Aircraft: Swordfish V 4423
Place of death: Colombo, Ceylon
Circumstances: D.O.W.
Buried/commemorated: COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Commemoration details: Plot 6B, Row N, Grave 5
Family details: Son of Mr and Mrs G W Skingley, of Rayleigh, Essex. Native of Leyton, Essex
Rank: Naval Airman 1st Class
Official number: FX 79400
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 788 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Lanka
Date of death: 1942-04-05
Aircraft: Swordfish V 4423
Place of death: Colombo, Ceylon
Circumstances: D.O.W.
Buried/commemorated: COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Commemoration details: Plot 6B, Row N, Grave 5
Family details: Son of Mr and Mrs G W Skingley, of Rayleigh, Essex. Native of Leyton, Essex
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