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Pte. George Johnson
British Army 8th Battalion Cheshire Regiment
from:45 Fairclough Lane, Liverpool
(d.11th April 1917)
George Johnson was my great uncle. He lived at 45 Fairclough Lane in Liverpool with his father, John, a hairdresser and his mother, Mary, together with his elder brother and five sisters. His sister Hannah was my grandmother. In 1911 he worked as a greengrocer's errand boy and on his service record his profession was stated as a porter.
From his service record, he enlisted at Birkenhead on the 15th of June 1915 when he was 19 years old. He was posted to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on the 15th November 1915 to the 13th February 1916 and then served in Mesopotamia from the 14th of February 1916. He was killed in action on the 11th of April 1917. He was awarded the 1914-15 star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
