Background
Skinner was the eldest son of Charles Bruce Skinner and Harriette Catherine Tudor.
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Bruce Skinner
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Education
He was educated at Bloxham School and the Royal Army Medical College before commissioning into the British Army as a medical officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
Career
He first saw active service on the North-West Frontier expedition of 1887 to 1888. Skinner served as Honorary Surgeon to the Viceroy of India in 1910 and was Senior Medical officer in Rawalpindi. He was subsequently Commandant of the Royal Army Medical College.
He became Temporary Surgeon-General on 1 November 1916 while working as the Director of Medical Services.
Achievements
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He was deployed to South Africa during the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1902, was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1902 and was made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order in 1906. He served in the First World War and was made a Companion of the Order of Street Michael and Street George on 14 January 1916. He was invested as an Officer of the Venerable Order of Saint John on 25 October 1927.
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Born
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Died
March 3, 1932 (aged 73) -
Nationality
United Kingdom
Awards
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Venerable Order of Saint John; Order of Street Michael and Street George; Royal Victorian Order
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.