Son of the late Thomas and Emma Linnell, of Crewe; husband of Lilian Linnell, of 50, Cresty Rd., Crewe. Company Sergeant Major Joseph Samuel Linnell Born: Crewe, Cheshire Enlisted: Crewe, Cheshire Resident of Crewe, Cheshire Drowned following the sinking of the troop carrying ship 'Arcadian' after a torpedo attack by German U-boat UC 74 in the Aegean Sea 26 miles North East of Milos.