Hi Ted, You probably already have his details on the 1911 census, but just in case you haven't, This may be him below. 1911 census LANNING, Albert Head Married M 75 1836 Retired Farmer Somerset Temple Combe LANNING, Diana Wife Married44 years F 65 1846 Retired Farmers Wife Hants Boghampton LANNING, Kate Daughter Single F 34 1877 Late Companion Help Dorset Bradford Abbas LANNING, Albert Lionel Son Single M 22 1889 Soldier On Furlough Coldstream Guards Dorset Bradford Abbas LANNING, Walter Frank Son Single M 16 1895 Railway Clerk Dorset Yetminster RG number: RG14 Piece: 5456 Reference: RG14PN5456 RG78PN249 RD88 SD1 ED10 SN157 Registration District: Westbourne Sub District: Westbourne Enumeration District: 10 Parish: Funtington Address: Colnor Cottages Bosham Chichester County: Sussex ---------------------------------------------- This is a possible marriage for him. Marriages Mar 1923 Daymond Emily Lanning Newport M 11a 274 Lanning Albert L Daymond Newport M. 11a 274 ----------------------------------- This is a possible death entry for him. Name: LANNING, Albert Lionel Registration district: Evesham County: Worcestershire Year of registration: 1979 Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun Date of Birth:1 December 1888 Volume no: 29 Page no: 0220 -------------- Jan Boyes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted LANNING" <tedlan@telus.net> To: <MONMOUTHSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 10:01 PM Subject: [MON] LANNING, Newort, mid 1950's > Hi Listers, > Just recently -- out of the blue -- I received some information of a gr > uncle -- Albert Lionel LANNING - and I would love to find some more > information on him. > Without getting into too many details, in 1957 he would have been living @ > 63 Corporation Rd in Newport and would have been abt 68. I have no further > information on his death or marital status. > Very briefly he had a fascinating background. In 1914, he was a > Buckinghamshire Constable, rejoined the Coldstream Guards, went to Mons in > 4 engagements, was severely wounded, captured by the Germans however ended > up in a French Hospital and returned to England quite disabled. I would > love to learn more about > "Gr Uncle Lionel" and any information, regardless of how insignificant, > would be very much appreciated. > > Cheers, Ted LANNING, West Vancouver, BC Can > >