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L/Cpl. John George Mitcheson
British Army 1st Btn. Kings Own (Royal Lancaster)
from:Runcorn
(d.10th April 1917)
John George Mitcheson enlisted at Runcorn and served in the 1st Battalion, Kings Own(Royal Lancaster Regiment). He died on the 10th April 1917 and is remembered on the Arras Memorial. His medal card records the award of the War and Victory Medals.
John was born in Jarrow 1876, son of William and Elizabeth Mitcheson. In the 1911 census the family is living at Fernlea Cheshyres Lane, Weston with William(70) a joiner in chemical manufacturers and his wife of 40 years Eliza(60) who had 4 children all survived with 3 living at home all single. Daughter Georgy(38), sons John(34)a bricklayer and William(30) a labourer both at the chemical Works.