| Place of birth | Brandon, Suffolk, England |
| School | Carshalton, Surrey and Queen's College, Hong Kong |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 13 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Examiner of patents |
| Address | 34 Glenferrie Road, Kew, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Katherine G Skertchly, 34 Glenferrie Road, Kew, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served as a Signaller in the Volunteer Artillery, Hong Kong. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 14th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Son of Professor S.B.J. Skertchly, F.G.S., M.A.I., and late of H.M. Geological Surveys of England and Queensland, when he was an assistant before starting as a consulting geologist. A fine horseman and bushman he traced certain outcrops from New South Wales through to Victoria and South Australia, accross the Bight, far north into Western Australia, a most extraordinary piece of exploring. An expert in China and porcelain. A good musician. He was an examiner of patents for the Commonwealth Patents Office and a member of the Board of Examiners for Patents Attorneys. Died of pneumonia and asthena at Heliopolis Hosptial, Cairo on 14 May 1915. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Heliopolis, Egypt |
| Age at death | 35 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
| Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 248), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Sydney and Josiah SKERTCHLY, "Birriban", Nerang, Queensland; husband of Kathrin SKERTCHLY, 42 Denmark Street, Kew, Melbourne |