Background
Mr. Lin was born in 1893 in Chungshan, Kwangtung, China.
Mr. Lin was born in 1893 in Chungshan, Kwangtung, China.
Chin Lin graduated of the Paoting Military Officers' College, specializing in infantry tractics.
Chin Lin was second in command of the 30th Regiment of 10th Division in 1926, chief adjutant officer to the Commander of 24th Division during the Northern Punitive Expedition at Wuchang in 1926 and participated in the battles of Ting-sze-chiao in Wuchang, China.
He was a chief of staff to the Commander of the 26th Division and fought many battles in Kwangtung and Hunan for the suppression of Communists in 1929, director of Nanking Office of the 19th Route Army in 1930 and was soon transferred to the post of Chief Adjutant Officer to the Headquarters of Garrison Commander of Shanghai and Nanking.
Upon the outbreak of the Japanese Hostilities in Shanghai on Jan. 28 in 1931, Mr. Lin was transferred as Chief Adjutant Officer of the Headquarters of the Garrison Commander of Shanghai and Woosung, in which capacity he rendered great service in assisting the 19th Route Army in sending supplies to the front and directing the army communication.