Charles William Skeet

A Seaman with Schooner Rosa Harriette, Charles died on 9th of November 1918 aged 29. 

Charles was born at Kirstead, Norfolk, on 5 April 1889, a son of John Amos and Emily Skeet. He was baptised at Saint Margaret’s Church, Kirstead, on 26 May 1889. In 1891 his family lived at Kirstead. By 1901 they were living at 9 Nut Lane, Morley Saint Peter, Norfolk. 

In 1912 Charles lived at Mutford and worked on the trawler V.M.G., LT 154. In 1913 he worked on the trawler Young Roland, LT 219, and then rejoined the trawler V.M.G. On 12 May 1913 Charles married Lilian Violet May Plummer at Saint Peter’s Church, Carlton Colville. Charles was a fisherman and they both lived at Carlton Colville. They lived at 4 Sunnyside Cottages, Victoria Road, Oulton Broad, before moving to 4 Heath Road, Oulton Broad. In 1914 Charles worked on the trawler Esteem, LT 365. 

During the war years their home was at 14 South Elmham Terrace, Oulton Road, and later at 6 Strand Cottages, Strand Street. In 1919 Lilian married James Robinson and lived at 1 Mizpah Cottage, Bridge Road, Oulton Broad.

Charles joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 14 February 1912. He was called out for service on 10 August 1914. On 30 September 1914 he joined H.M.S. Implacable. In April 1915 the Implacable was one of the ships used to land soldiers at X Beach, Cape Helles, in the opening of the Gallipoli campaign. From 27 April to 10 May Charles was assigned to a beach party, involved in landing, and evacuating, troops at Cape Helles. On 23 March 1916 he was drafted to H.M.S. President III and, at some point, joined the Schooner Rosa Harriette.

Charles died at Cardiff from cardiac failure following influenza.