Charles McGowan Skelton, 1969

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Creator

Unknown, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Negatives

Description

A black and white negative of a portrait of Mr. Charles McGowan Skelton.

Notes

Mr. Charles McGowan Skelton was born at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on September 12, 1920, and spent his youth in Toronto. During the Second World War he served overseas with the Royal Canadian Air Force in the Intelligence Branch. He was President of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 112 in 1969, and was a zone commander. He served on the Executive of Highland Creek Branch, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 258. Mr. Skelton was a recipient of the Royal Canadian Legion Service Medal and the Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Medal. He was an Inspector in the Quality Control Department at General Motors in Oshawa. Mr. Skelton died at Whitby on October 4, 1979 and was buried at Groveside Cemetery, Brooklin.

Date of Original

1969

Dimensions

Width: 1 in
Height: 1.5 in

Subject(s)

Royal Canadian Legion
World War Two, 1939-1945

Personal Name(s)

Skelton, Charles McGowan

Corporate Name(s)

Royal Canadian Legion

Local identifier

A2016_017_040A

Collection

Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection

Geographic Coverage

Whitby

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.8790179254845 Longitude: -78.9428692752075

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This item is protected by the Canadian Copyright Act and is intended for one-time use only. Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). It is your responsibility for obtaining these permissions.

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