Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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Robert JACKLIN
Private 58117 Robert JACKLIN of 1st / 4th Bn., Cheshire Regiment
Drowned Friday 4th May 1917, At Sea, age 19
| Home address: | 31 Ridling Lane, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1898, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Sarah Jacklin and Robert Jacklin of 35 Haughton Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Occupation: | Cotton Operative |
| He enlisted in: | Hyde, Cheshire |
| Remembered: | Savona Memorial, Italy, Commonwealth War Grave |
| Link to Hyde: | Born in Hyde |
Robert JACKLIN was one of 412 who drowned when the S.S. Transylvania sank after being torpeoed by U-boat U-63 near the Isola di Bergeggi, in the Gulf of Genoa, while carrying troops from Marseille to Alexandria.