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Son of Wilbert and Adelina Johnston, of Grimshaw, Alberta. Husband of Amelia Johnston, of Grimshaw, Alberta.
Henry George Johnston was commemorated on Panel 10 of the Groesbeek Memorial as having no known grave. In 2018, a research report was received suggesting that an unknown grave in the Netherlands could be identified. The Canadian Armed Forces confirmed the identity of the grave as that of Trooper Henry George Johnston in November 2019.
Please note that his name will be removed from the Groesbeek Memorial when the appropriate panel is replaced and a headstone rededication ceremony has taken place.
Digital gallery of Trooper Henry George Johnston
Digital gallery of
Trooper Henry George Johnston
Digital gallery of
Trooper Henry George Johnston
Digital gallery of
Trooper Henry George Johnston
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 528 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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MOOK WAR CEMETERY Netherlands
Mook is a village on the main road from Nijmegen to Venlo and Maastricht, 11 km south of Nijmegen. The MOOK WAR CEMETERY lies on the road from Mook to Groesbeek. From the A73 motorway take the exit at the junction Overasselt Mook Groesbeek. Follow the N271 towards Mook village itself from which the cemetery is signposted, the cemetery being situated on the Groesbeekseweg.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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