Private Reginal Ernest "Bob" Lanning^[1]

1889 - 1917  (28 years)

• Name	Reginal Ernest "Bob" Lanning
  Prefix	Private
  Born	15 Jul 1889	Wilton, , Wiltshire, England   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  Military	1914	WW1   [5]
  	WW1, Private, 111th Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, Service #730634
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	88 Barrie St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	, England   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-389090
  Died	31 Jul 1917	, France   [4, 6]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  Buried	Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, France   [4, 6]
  Person ID	I389090	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Stephen Milton Ayles Lanning,   b. 1854, , England ,   d. 22 Oct 1938  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Parsons,   b. CALC 9 May 1855, , England ,   d. 23 Apr 1930, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1876	, England   [7]
  Family ID	F262785	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Private Reginald Ernest Lanning

  
  

• Notes

  GALT, June 23. Lance-Corporal Henry Lanning, a veteran of the first contingent, was killed in action on June 13, according to a message received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lanning, Barrie street, this moming. The deceased soldier was among the first Galtonians to join. Just a year ago this month his name appeared twice in the casualty lists, June 1, 1915, as suffering from concussion, and June 2 as having received a leg wound. Deceased was 32 years of age. He was a member of the S.O.E. and very well known in the city. He had soldiered in England with the garrison artillery, lancers, and the A.MC. Only on Tuesday, his mother received a letter, in which he referred to how he was looking forward to the end of the war. He was single and besides his parents is survived by five brothers and three sisters. One brother, Reginald, is with the 111 (South Waterloo) Battalion. London Free Press, June 24, 1916

  
  

• Sources

  [S2598] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican Cemetery Internet Link. In memory of/ Stephen LANNING/ died Oct. 22, 1938/ aged 84 years/ Elizabeth PARSONS/ wife of/ Stephen LANNING/ died Apr. 23, 1930/ aged 75 years/ L. H. Frank LANNING/ died May 30, 1920/ aged 21 years/ L. Corp. Harry LANNING/ killed in action Zillebeke/ June 13, 1916/ aged 31 years/ George LANNING/ died Mar. 1, 1917/ aged 41 years/ Bob LANNING/ killed in action July 31, 1917/ aged 27 years/ [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S2492] zzz Military. Name:Reginald Ernest Lanning Birth Date:15 Jul 1889 Birth Location:Wiltshire, England Residence:Galt, Ontario Relative:Mrs Elizabeth Lanning Relationship:Mother Regiment Number:730634 [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56444032. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S2492] zzz Military. Name:Reginald Ernest Lanning Death Date:31 Jul 1917 Rank:Private Unit:4th Battalion Service Number:730634 Cemetery:Bully Communal Cemetery Cemetery Location:4 1/2 Miles North West of Lens, France Burial Place:Lens, France [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate. Name:Stephen Mitton Ayles Lanning Gender:Male Marriage Age:Full Age Marriage Date:3 Feb 1876 Marriage Place:Kington Magna, Dorset, England Search Photos:Search for 'Kington Magna' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map: View this parish Spouse:Elizabeth Parsons

  
  

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  Born - 15 Jul 1889 - Wilton, , Wiltshire, England Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - , England Died - Cause: Killed in Action - 31 Jul 1917 - , France  = Link to Google Earth