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1896 Oct 4. Born Northumberland. There are two Robert Skelton that satisfy the birth criteria, both born Oct/Dec 1896 in Northumberland. And Ancestry tree gives that son of James & Elizabeth Skelton died in France in 1918. So our man must be the other Robert, whom we can get from the census. The choice is actually what you would have expected from the two men's level of family wealth.
1901 census at 19, Rothbury Terrace, Heaton, Newcastle On Tyne
1911 census at Sherburn Villa Marine Avenue Monkseaton Newcastle on Tyne
1914 Oct 10. Appointed 2nd Lt in 5th TF of DLI. His war service is very peripatetic, and he served at least 5 different regiments
1915 Jul 13 Landed in France.
1916 Jul 12. 2nd Lt R Skelton seconded for duty in Trench Mortar Battery
1917 Aug 12. 2nd Lt. R. Skelton to be Lt.with precedence as from 1st June 1916, and to remain seconded .
1917 Aug 14. Durham L.I. —Lt. R . Skelton is now seconded for duty with S. Staffs. Regt .
1918 Jul 18 Relinquishes his RAF commission on ceasing to be employed, Lt R Skelton DLI T.F
1918 Jul 19. Restored to establishment of DLI
1920 Oct 25. Joined ADRIC with service no 877. Posted to B Coy
1921 Jan 30 "Struck off strength" no reason in register.
1921 Jul 19. 5th Bat DLI. Capt R Skelton relinquishes his commission and retains the rank of Capt.
1921 Aug 8. The news report explains the entry on his MIC on forfeiting his medals
1921 Nov 11. Deprived of the rank of Capt after conviction by the Civil Power
1923 Returns to UK from Lagos. He is a Trader Lansdowne Terrace, Northumberland.
1931 May 4. Arrives in UK from South Africa. He is an editor of Daily Mail in London
1939 Register. He is a Journalist Night Editor The Daily Telegraph . Living at Lidsey House , Chichester R.D., Sussex with wife Lilian L Skelton
1957 Mar 4. Oddly he reappears as a Director of 45 Berkeley Sq, London returning from New York.