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Record #16220
Name :
: JOHN HITCHCOCK (1897 - 1918)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 13 Nov 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 2 Apr 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Chelsea

28, Gertrude Street
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Wanquentin
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 6 Oct 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corinthian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for John Hitchcock: Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1897; District: Chelsea; County: London; Volume: 1a; Page: 390. Parents: John Hitchcock and Mary Fowler, married December 26, 1893, Taunton, Somerset, England.

His father, John Hitchcock, of Chelsea, London deserted the family in 1902 and ran away to West Bromwich with a girl 15 years his junior, where he started a second family. The mother and three children moved between the Taunton and Chelsea Workhouses until the mother (Mary nee Fowler) died of TB on 4 November 1903. After a further stay in Chelsea Workhouse the three children, Helen b. 1895, John b. 1897 and George b. 1900 were accepted into Dr Barnardo's on 5th January 1904.

On July 1, 1916, at Bownmanville, Ontario, Canada, John Hitchcock, 18, joined the Canadian Army (Overseas Expeditionary Force). He declared that he resided at Bowmanville Box 415, Ontario; that he was born in London, England; that his next of kin was his sister, Nellie Hitchcock, who resided at 1232 Shaw Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was November 13, 1897; that he was a framer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 5-1/2 inches in height; ruddy complexion; blue eyes; red hair. He was a member of the Methodist faith.

Private John Hitchcock died on April 2, 1918, probably in the Battle of the Somme Defensive. He is buried at Wanquetin Communal Cemetery (Grave Reference: I. D. 12), 12 kilometres west of Arras, France. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-04-21 06:36:59 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-06-14 16:22:14 /

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7197 BOSWORTH, William M1889ENG,    , Chelsea Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
16182 BUTLER, Florence Rose M.1895ENG, LND, Chelsea Oct 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10868 CHESNEY, Emily 1870ENG,    , Chelsea Aug 1885 : Circassian CAN Maria Rye  
12848 CHINN, George W1872ENG,    , Chelsea Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
10389 COPAS, Agnes1873ENG,    , Chelsea Jul 1884 : Peruvian CAN Barnardos  
10388 COPAS, Flora 1874ENG,    , Chelsea Jul 1884 : Peruvian CAN Barnardos  
12588 DUTHIE, Herbert1884ENG,    , Chelsea Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
11892 GIBBINS, Rhoda1902ENG,    , Chelsea Apr 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Salvation Army  
6475 HITCHCOCK, Helen Mary1895ENG, LND, Chelsea May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
16220 HITCHCOCK, JOHN1897ENG, LND, Chelsea Oct 1911 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
5512 MORIARTY, Derrick1943ENG, LND, Chelsea Oct 1951 : New Australia AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5513 MORIARTY, Richard P.1945ENG, LND, Chelsea Oct 1951 : New Australia AUS Fairbridge Homes  
16589 PAYNE, George Henry1876ENG, MDX, Chelsea Apr 1893 : Vancouver CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
10181 SEARLE, Ida1875ENG,    , Chelsea Apr 1887 : Circassian CAN Maria Rye  
4751 STANGROOM, Agnes1881ENG, LND, Chelsea May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
15844 WADE, Jane Rose1896ENG,    , Chelsea Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9615 WADE, Timothy1898ENG,    , Chelsea May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4859 WHIPP, George Edwin1911ENG,    , Chelsea Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
10711 WOODSTOCK, Charles1885ENG,    , Chelsea Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos