Remembering the Fallen
He gave his today for our tomorrow.
Name: Cann
Forenames: George Henry
Birth: 1888 Manaton
Parents: Joseph & Mary
Abode in 1891: Bovey Tracey
Abode in 1901: Eardon Cottage, Hennock
Abode in 1911: New Exeter St Chudleigh Devon
Service Record: Yes - 33 Teign Village
Residence given on Casualty List: Newton Abbot
Wife: None
Died: 30 Mar 1915, Died in a drowning accident while swimming in a canal, witnessed by T G Millman. Kot Khudayar, Lyallpur Province, Punjab, British India. .
Age: 27
Theatre of War: Kot Khudayer, India
CWGC Grave or Memorial: Karachi 1914-1918 War Memorial
Remembered in Hennock Church Yard: No
Recorded on the Hennock War Memorial: Yes
CWGC Burial Record Found: Yes
Regiment: Devonshire. 5th Battalion, Territorials.
Rank: Private
Service number: 1918
Medals: British