Basic Details
Surname
Linnell
Forenames
R McC
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Robert McCheyne
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
All extra details are based on information supplied by the College Archivist (see Additional Information). This included the following biographical details: '(1900) Born 16 February 1881, Burton on Trent, Stafford; son of John Edward Linnell, Clerk in Holy Orders, and Emmeline Elizabeth Darby. BA 1904; MRCS; LRCP (London) 1907; Diploma in Public Health 1909; Diploma in Tropical Medicine 1910. Tutor(s): D MacAlister. Johnian Relatives: brother of John Wycliffe Linnell (1899) and of Charles Darby Linnell (1902). Educ: Bedford Modem School. Career: Medical Officer, Rossall School 1910-19ll; Lieutenant, RAMC Special Reserve 19l1; RAMC 1914-1915. Died 16 March 1915 (died of meningitis contracted while working among soldiers with the disease).'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Army Medical Corps
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Lieutenant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1915
Month of death
March
Day of death
16
Age at death
34
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on Memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Disease
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial