Kenora Great War Project

 

Personal Details
Date of BirthSeptember 1896
Place of BirthBear Point, Kenora, Ontario
CountryCanada
Marital StatusSingle
Next of KinGeorge Skeet, father, Bear Point, Kenora, Ontario
Trade / CallingTrapper
Service Details
Regimental Number820857
Service RecordLink to Service Record
Battalion141st Battalion
ForceCanadian Expeditionary Force
BranchCanadian Infantry
Enlisted / ConscriptedEnlisted
Place of EnlistmentKenora, Ontario
Address at EnlistmentKenora, Ontario
Date of EnlistmentJune 23, 1916
Age at Enlistment20
Theatre of ServiceCanada
Death Details

Skeet, Michael

According to his attestation papers, Michael Skeet was born on in September of 1896 at Bear Point on Lake of the Woods, Kenora. He was the son of George and Mawkos Skeet who were both living at the time of attestation. With occupation given as trapper and his father George at Bear Point as next of kin, Michael enlisted with the 141st Battalion on 11 July 1916 in Kenora. Two of his brothers had also enlisted with the 141st Battalion, Peter on the 28th of June and Maguire on 11th of July, both in 1916 in Kenora. Having been illegally absent for a period of 21 days, Michael and his two brothers were struck off strength as deserters on 9 September 1916 in Port Arthur. He reenlisted and was assigned to the H Company, 1st Depot Battalion Manitoba Regiment but due to heart valve issues, he was discharged from service as medically unfit on 26 December 1918 in Port Arthur. Nothing further is known about Michael.

By Judy Thorburn