Soldier Record
Richard Canlin
Contributed by: Glenda Margaret Hurst, on 2008-11-09
| Rank | |
|---|---|
| First Name | Richard |
| Surname | Canlin |
| Year of Birth | 1896 |
| Year of Death | 1916 |
| Regiment | Royal Army Medical Corps |
| Place of Wartime Residence | Langley Mill, Derbyshire |
Richard's Story
First nephew of my great grandmother Emma Walker (nee Canlin) to be killed. Writing to Mrs Amos Canlin, (Richards' Mother) Col. Sir Almroth Wright said: 'Your Son was a good, hard-working boy, and did very good and useful work, everybody who worked with him was very much attached to him.'
Your Son was a good, hard-working boy
Richards' elder brother Frank was killed 28 May 1917
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