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John William Johnston

In memory of:

Lance Corporal John William Johnston

August 24, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

148017

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

78th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

May 13, 1895

Son of Edmund Ion Johnston and Clara Johnston, of 546, Manitoba Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 437 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

HILLSIDE CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

II. D. 8.

Location:

Le Quesnel is a village half-way between the towns of Roye and Boves and is just north of the main straight road from Noyon to Amiens. HILLSIDE CEMETERY is 3 kilometres north-east of the village on the north-west side of the road to Caix.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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