John lived at Liscard. He was on board the Hired Transport "Transylvania", when it was proceeding to Egypt with reinforcements, and was sunk by a torpedo by the German U-boat U-63 off Cape Vado, a few kilometres south of Savona. He was the son of the late John and Martha Mullineux of 33 Wallasey Road, Liscard, Wallasey, Cheshire.