Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Robert Guthrie Johnston
In memory of:
Leading Aircraftman Robert Guthrie Johnston
July 8, 1942
Military Service
Service Number:
R/122066
Age:
19
Force:
Air Force
Unit:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Additional Information
Son of George and Edith E. Johnston, of Vancouver.
Commemorated on Page 85 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
Cemetery:
VANCOUVER (MOUNTAIN VIEW) CEMETERY
British Columbia, Canada
Grave Reference:
Block 5. Plot 12. Lot 4.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial – Sergeant Gutteridge (Pilot - R/121025), Sergeant Johnston (Pilot - R/122066), Sergeant Stearns (R/131519) and Leading Aircraftman MacDonald (12176A) were killed after RCAF Cessna Crane 8743 of 15 SFTS was involved in a mid-air collision Claresholm airfield memorial 1 - note that Leading Aircraftman MacDonald is incorrectly recorded under RAAF instead of RCAF -
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Memorial – Claresholm airfield memorial 2 -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Sun. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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