Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Cst. Johnston was born in Ontario and was a farmer upon his engagement with the NWMP. He was shot and killed at Fort Walsh by the accidental discharge of a bullet from a Winchester rifle that was in the hands of a fellow member who was attempting to unload his rifle. The firing pin was faulty and discharged the round in the chamber. Cst. Johnston is buried at Fort Walsh.
Digital gallery of Constable George Hamilton Johnston
Digital gallery of
Constable George Hamilton Johnston
Digital gallery of
Constable George Hamilton Johnston
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 221 of the RCMP Book of Remembrance.
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