Tom Skeyhill
Illustration — Tom Skeyhill during his period of blindness and shortly after having his sight restored Thomas John Skeyhill (10 January 1895 – 22 May 1932) was born to Annie and James Percy Skeyhill in Terang, Victoria. He was a signaler in the Australian Army in World War I. On 8 May 1915, during the advance at Cape Helles, he was blinded by an exploding Turkish shell; his sight was successfully restored in 1918. He ghostwrote an account about Alvin York, which was later made into a movie of the same name in 1941.
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- 1895 · Terang.
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- 1932 · Hyannis.
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- poet · lecturer
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Born at Terang in 1895, died in Hyannis in 1932.
Tom Skeyhill (1895–1932) was an Australian poet and lecturer.
Gravesite of Tom Skeyhill, writer of the book “Sergeant York”. I started an article on the subject for more information and I highly recommend reading my sources.
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