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Clarence Burdett Johnston

In memory of:

Petty Officer Clarence Burdett Johnston

December 30, 1920

Military Service

Service Number:

VR/1313

Age:

26

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve

Division:

HMCS Rainbow

Additional Information

Son of Henry Johnston, of Milton, Washington, U.S.A., and Ella May Johnston; husband of Dorothy Johnston.

Commemorated on Page 550 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VICTORIA (ROSS BAY) CEMETERY
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

W. 11W. 45.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Daily Colonist of November 6, 1915. Mr. Johnston served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the 7th Battalion (Regimental Number 77009) and was wounded seriously at the battle of Festubert on May 24th, 1915. He was subsequently discharged from the C.E.F. as medically unfit on October 30, 1915. The image is taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57y284uvic#mode/1up

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – From the Daily Colonist of November 6, 1915. Mr. Johnston served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the 7th Battalion (Regimental Number 77009) and was wounded seriously at the battle of Festubert on May 24th, 1915. He was subsequently discharged from the C.E.F. as medically unfit on October 30, 1915. The image is taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57y284uvic#mode/1up
  • Medals– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Medals – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– An interesting second stone commemorating Clarence Johnston's service in the infantry. This is located near his CWGC marker. Photograph taken in the spring of 2008.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – An interesting second stone commemorating Clarence Johnston's service in the infantry. This is located near his CWGC marker. Photograph taken in the spring of 2008.
  • Grave Marker– Clarence Johnston's CWGC stone. Photograph taken in the spring of 2008 at Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, B. C.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Clarence Johnston's CWGC stone. Photograph taken in the spring of 2008 at Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, B. C.

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