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Military service
Age:
20
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Division:
3rd Bn. attd. 7th Bn.
Enlistment:
United Kingdom
Death:
May 27, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Bay 2
Additional information
Son of Adam and Mary Isabella Johnston, of Toronto, Ontario. A member of the First University of Toronto C.O.T.C. draft.
Digital gallery of Second Lieutenant Sinclair Beatty Johnston
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Roll of Service
From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921. -
Newspaper Clipping
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Photo of Sinclair Johnston
From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1916. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me. -
Photo of Sinclair Johnston
From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me. -
Building
The Soldiers' Tower was built at University of Toronto between 1919-1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. Funds were raised by the Alumni Federation, now called the University of Toronto Alumni Association. The name of "2nd Lt S. B. JOHNSTON E Kent R." is among the 628 names carved on the Memorial Screen, seen at photo left. Photo: K. Parks, Alumni Relations. -
Memorial
Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations. -
Inscription
Inscription in Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower. The carillon was installed and dedicated in 1927. Originally there were 23 bells. Alumni and friends donated funds for specific carillon bells in memory of those who fell in the Great War. Dedications are carved high on the walls of the Memorial Room. Several dedications pertain to University College and shown here is the dedication for Bell XXIII: "University College Alumni Association". -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram October 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Sinclair Beatty Johnston
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Sinclair Beatty Johnston
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Sinclair Beatty Johnston
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Sinclair Beatty Johnston
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Sinclair Beatty Johnston
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Sinclair Beatty Johnston
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Sinclair Beatty Johnston
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Sinclair Beatty Johnston
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant Sinclair Beatty Johnston
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