George's Story.

Born
Baptism 3 July 1889 St Michael & All Angels, Middlewich, Cheshire, England
Father Thomas 25 Dec 1865, Newton, Middlewich, Cheshire, England , d. Abt Jan 1931, 7 Pepper Street, Middlewich, Cheshire, England (Age 65 years)
Mother Elizabeth WILKINSON, b. 28 Nov 1864, Newton, Middlewich, Cheshire, England d. Abt Sep 1926, 10 Booth Lane, Middlewich, Cheshire, England (Age 61 years)
1891 Census
5 April Wheelock St, Middlewich, Cheshire, England
1901 Census
21 Lower St, Middlewich, Cheshire, England
Siblings
Emily Yoxall (1889-19158)
Jonas Yoxall (1893-1960)
Frances Mary Yoxall (1898 )
Hannah Yoxall (1901-1987)
2nd Battalion
August 1914 : in Jubbulpore, India. Returned to England, landing at Devonport on 24 December 1914.
George went on Leave and returned home for 10 days as he had been serving in India for two and a half years
He embarked for France on January 27 1915 and killed ten days later
On the Day
He was in France for only three weeks before he died and died on the same day as his grandmother Emily YOXALL 17 Kinderton Street, Middlewich, Cheshire, England
News of his death appeared in the Sandbach and Middlewich Advertiser of 26/02/15, only the third man associated with Middlewich to die. His father was a former coal merchant, and grandfather (William Yoxall) a large property owner in the district.
Researched and compiled by Simon Gildea

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