Private Frederick Skelton 58th Bn Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment), Regimental number 123293.
8 October 1916, Frederick’s final resting place is unknown. His name is listed on the VIMY MEMORIAL; Pas de Calais, France, Memorial ID 56683630.
The Vimy Memorial overlooks the Douai Plain from the highest point of Vimy Ridge. Located north of Arras in France, the Vimy Memorial is Canada’s largest overseas National Memorial. It commemorates more than 11,000 men of the Canadian Expeditionary Force killed during the First World War in France and who have no known grave. Many of them died in the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
As part of an Allied offensive, a major attack was planned in the area of Arras, France. In this attack, the Canadians would be tasked with capturing Vimy Ridge in April 1917.
