John Linn was a British
Royal Engineer
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the ''Sappers'', is the engineering arm of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces ...
. He was born in
Corstorphine
Corstorphine (Scottish Gaelic: ''Crois Thoirfinn'') ( ) is an area of the Scottish capital city of Edinburgh. Formerly a separate village and parish to the west of Edinburgh, it is now a suburb of the city, having been formally incorporate ...
and joined the Army in 1846. Two years later he moved to
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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where he was stationed for 9 years. He later settled in
British Columbia
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in 1859. He died on 18 April 1876 from a paralytic stroke.
North Vancouver's
Lynn Valley
Lynn Valley is a neighbourhood in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia. Located at the northern edge of Metro Vancouver, it sits between Mount Fromme and Mount Seymour. The area's natural parks include Lynn Headwaters Regional Park ...
is named after him.
References
The Royal Engineers Living History GroupDistrict of North Vancouver's Lynn Canyon Park Guide
*''Namely Vancouver: A Hidden History of Vancouver Place Names'' (2001) By Tom Snyders, Jennifer O'Rourke, page 172.
Military personnel from Edinburgh
Royal Engineers soldiers
North Vancouver (district municipality)
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