Richard Talbot Clegg

Richard Talbot Clegg  138^th Battalion   811217 / 826644   Signed his attestation papers on the 8th of December 1915 at Edmonton, Alberta.  Job: Messenger.
    Born on the 22^nd of January 1899 at Blackburn, England.  Home was Edmonton at the time of his signing the papers.
       Mother: Alice Talbot ( 1870 – 1951 )  Father: Henry Clegg
Wife: Doris Enid Searle ( 1903 – 1989 )
Son: Robert Clegg
Daughter: S. Margorie Clegg “Taylor”
His service record states that at 100-110lbs and 5’2” tall he was considered to weak and small for the task.  He and his wife were postmasters at Bilby, Alberta from 1939 – 1952, Richard was also active in the second world war according to the post office records.
Richard died on the 15^th of October 1980 at Victoria, B.C. He was divorced at the time of his death, and his remains were cremated.