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Nov 1, 1886
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Born in Bristol, England
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59564 (temporary number 319)
Ø Next of kin given as Emma Lanning, mother, 20 Ambrose Rd.,
Cliftonwood, Bristol, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Ship Stoker
Ø Previous military experience given as Royal Engineers Volunteer
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “C” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
The battalion trained in the Kingston area
through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England and the
battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training
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May 20, 1915
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal with pay
to replace L/Cpl Jones 59525, who had been promoted
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Jun 15, 1915
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Married and his next of kin is changed to read
Mrs. Alice Ester Lanning, wife
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Aug 5, 1915
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks Military Hospital
in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Hemorrhoids
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Aug 7, 1915
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Transferred to the Shorncliffe Military Hospital
where surgery was performed to remove the Hemorrhoids
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Aug 26, 1915
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Transferred to the VAD (Volunteer Aid
Detachment) Hospital in Goudhurst
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Sep 2, 1915
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Posted to the Depot Company while in hospital
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Sep 9, 1915
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Discharged from hospital to perform light duties
at the Quex Park Hospital in Birchington
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Sep 14, 1915
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The 21st Battalion proceeded to
France while L/Cpl Lanning was still on light duties in Birchington
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Sep 25, 1915
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion in West Sandling
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Oct 31, 1915
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Nov 2, 1915
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Arrived at the CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the
21st Battalion
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Nov 9, 1915
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After leaving the base depot, L/Cpl Lanning
rejoined the 21st Battalion in the front line N & O trenches near
Voormezeele, Belgium
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Aug 25, 1916
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Promoted to the rank of Corporal to replace Cpl
Kettridge 59546, who had been promoted
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Sep 15, 1916
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During the Battle of the Somme, the 21st
Battalion was given the objective of taking a strongly defended sugar refinery near
Courcelette, France. This was the first time
that Canadian troops had employed tanks in battle.
During heavy fighting Corporal Lanning was killed in action. Because his body was never recovered from the
battlefield, he is commemorated on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France
for those killed during the war with no known grave.
Following the war the 1914-15 Star, British War
Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent
to his widow, Mrs. Alicia Lanning, 20 Ambrose Road, Cliftonwood, Bristol, England
A second Memorial Cross was sent to his mother,
Mrs. Emma Lanning, at the same address
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