Hyde War Memorial Trust

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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.