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Posts : 10613 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Alexander Gordon Cumming Skene Wed May 15, 2013 1:14 am
The only Skene I found in the 90th Regt Medal Roll was Private 1014 Skehan M . Medal with 1879Clasp . 90th
Dave
Posts : 1604 Join date : 2009-09-21
Subject: Re: Alexander Gordon Cumming Skene. Wed May 15, 2013 1:16 am
Yes! I found a lot on this chap, but nothing that puts him in the Zulu War?
rai
Posts : 302 Join date : 2009-10-16
Subject: Re: Alexander Gordon Cumming Skene. Wed May 15, 2013 9:08 am
Hi All, He is under the name Alexander Gordon 90th in the medal roll the other names he inherited in later life. rai keynshamlighthorse
90th
Posts : 10613 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Re: Alexander Gordon Cumming Skene. Wed May 15, 2013 9:11 am
Thanks Rai for sorting that out much appreciated . Cheers 90th.
gardner1879
Posts : 2560 Join date : 2021-01-04
Subject: Re: Alexander Gordon Cumming Skene. Sat Jul 24, 2021 11:00 am
Stumbled across a complete family history of Alexander Gordon Cuming Skene in an obituary to his father on page 6 of the Banffshire Journal and General Advertiser, Tuesday 14th March 1882. Its too long to copy on to here but this is what it says about Alexander:-
"His only son by his first marriage Alexander Gordon Cuming Skene, who succeeds him is a lieutenant in the Scottish Rifles, late 90th Regiment, into which he passed, after being for some time in the Aberdeenshire Highlanders, and for which he served under Colonels Palmer and Sir Evelyn Wood through the late Caffre and Zulu wars including the actions of Kambula, Ulundi etc.for which he has received the medal and clasps"
Kate
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Posts : 3315 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
Subject: Re: Alexander Gordon Cumming Skene. Sat Jul 24, 2021 8:53 pm
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Skene Burial Enclosure Dyce, Aberdeen City, Scotland
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Kensal Green Cemetery Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England.
Andy
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Subject: Re: Alexander Gordon Cumming Skene. Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:52 pm
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