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Maj. Frederick Henry Johnson VC.
British Army 73rd Field Coy. Royal Engineers
from:London
(d.26th Nov 1917)
Frederick Henry Johnson was killed in action on the 26th of November 1917, aged 27 and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial in France. Native of Streatham, London
An extract from The London Gazette, dated 16th Nov., 1915, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in the attack on Hill 70 on 25th Sept., 1915. Second Lieutenant Johnson was with a section of his company of the Royal Engineers. Although wounded in the leg, he stuck to his duty throughout the attack, led several charges on the German redoubt, and at a very critical time, under very heavy fire, repeatedly rallied the men who were near him. By his splendid example and cool courage he was mainly instrumental in saving the situation and in establishing firmly his part of the position which had been taken. He remained at his post until relieved in the evening."
Pte. Frederick Marshall Johnson MM.
British Army 23rd (Football) Btn. Middlesex Regiment
Pte. George H. Johnson
British Army 10th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Hull
(d.4th Jun 1916)
George Johnson was killed in action on the 4th June 1916. He was serving with the 10th (1st Hull Commercials) Battalion, one of the original Battalion members. He was born and lived in Hull.
Pte. George H. Johnson
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Dipton
George Johnson was discharged in July 1916
Pte. George William Johnson
British Army 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment
from:Bromley, London, England
(d.4th July 1917)
My Grandfather, George Johnson served with 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, he is buried at at Etaples sur Mer.
L/Cpl. George Charles Johnson
British Army 16th Battalion Rifle Brigade
from:London
(d.3rd Sept 1916)
Sgt. George Alfred Johnson
British Army 1/9th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:30 Park Terrace, Swalwell
(d.3rd February 1916)
George Johnson served with the 9th Btn. Durham Light Infantry.
Pte. George Johnson
British Army 8th Battalion Cheshire Regiment
from:45 Fairclough Lane, Liverpool
(d.11th April 1917)
George Johnson was my great uncle. He lived at 45 Fairclough Lane in Liverpool with his father, John, a hairdresser and his mother, Mary, together with his elder brother and five sisters. His sister Hannah was my grandmother. In 1911 he worked as a greengrocer's errand boy and on his service record his profession was stated as a porter.
From his service record, he enlisted at Birkenhead on the 15th of June 1915 when he was 19 years old. He was posted to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on the 15th November 1915 to the 13th February 1916 and then served in Mesopotamia from the 14th of February 1916. He was killed in action on the 11th of April 1917. He was awarded the 1914-15 star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Pte. George William Johnson
British Army 8th Battalion Cheshire Regiment
from:45 Fairclough Lane, Edge Hill, Liverpool,
(d.11th April 1917)
George Johnson was the fifth child of nine children, three boys and 6 girls. He was born on the 18th March 1896, to John Bradney Johnson and Mary Ann Johnson. He lived with his parents and siblings at 45 Fairclough Lane, Edge Hill, Liverpool. His father owned a sweet shop/tobacconists and a hairdressers shop. Prior to joining the army his occupation was a porter.
He joined the Army in June 1915 at Birkenhead Recruiting Office. He was 19 years and 98 days old. He served with the 8th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment until his death on the 11th April 1917 at the age of 21 years. He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.
L/Cpl. George Charles Johnson
British Army 16th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:London
(d.3rd Sep 1916)
George Johnson was my Great-grandfather, and am very proud of his service. I now know he died at Ancre on the Somme after being in action for just 7 months. I had always heard the stories growing up and am now pleased to find where he now lays at rest with so many braves souls who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Lest we forget, for I never will nor my children.
Pte. H. Johnson
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newburn
Pte. Harry Johnson
Royal Navy 2nd Battalion Royal Marine Light Infantry
from:1 Cardigan Road, Thornhill Lees
(d.27th Mar 1918)
Harry Johnson enlisted in Dewsbury on the 7th of September 1914 aged 19years and 70 days, as a Private in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. On the 16th of September he transferred to a Short-Service with the Royal Marine Light Infantry and was posted to the Plymouth Battalion. He went overseas with the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force on the 16th of February 1915. On the 25th of October 1915 he was suffering from Diarrhoea and left his battalion. Having recovered he joined 8th Entrenching Battalion on the 13th of September 1916, he joined 2nd Royal Marine Battalion on the 18th of December 1917.
L/Cpl. Harry Johnson
British Army 21st (6th City) Battalion Manchester Regiment
from:Hulme, Manchester
(d.27th April 1916)
Harry Johnson has a Headstone inscription in Southern Cemetery, Manchester, but he is buried at Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery in Bray-sur-Somme, France.
Pte. Henry Johnson
British Army 1st Btn. Leicestershire Regiment
from:Sutton
(d.19th Sep 1918)
Henry Johnson died of wounds on the 19th Sep 1918, aged 27. He is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial in France.
Henry Johnson CDG, DSC, PH.
United States Army 369th Infantry Regiment
Henry Johnson was the most famous member of the “Harlem Hellfighters,” an all-black National Guard unit that was among the first American forces to arrive in Europe during World War I. Johnson and his fellow African American soldiers spent their early days in the war performing unskilled manual labor before being sent to reinforce the depleted ranks of the French army.
On 4th of May 1918, Johnson and another “Hellfighter” named Needham Roberts were serving sentry duty in the Argonne Forest. Just after 2 a.m. the duo was attacked by a detachment of some 20 German troops. Both men had soon been wounded—Roberts so severely that he was unable to stand or shoot—but Johnson held fast and fought back with hand grenades and his rifle. Despite being shot several times, he returned fire until his weapon jammed, and then used it as a club and fought hand to hand until it broke into pieces. When Johnson saw that the Germans were trying to take Roberts prisoner, he drew his one remaining weapon—a bolo knife—and slashed and stabbed several men until the raiding party finally fell back. When the dust cleared, Johnson had inflicted at least a dozen casualties on the Germans and suffered 21 wounds from gunfire and bayonets. Both he and Roberts were later given the Croix de Guerre—one of France’s highest military honors—but Johnson’s heroic stand went unrewarded in the United States until 1996, when he was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. He later received the Distinguished Service Cross in 2003.
Pte Henry Johnson
British Army 4th Btn, X Coy. Yorkshire Regiment
from:Hilton, Yorkshire
(d.17th Sep 1916)
Herbert William Johnson
British Army 2nd Batt. South Wales Borders
from:Burston, Norfolk.
(d.23rd April 1917 )
There is a brass-plate memorial in Burston church which gives only the above details and place of death as France. I should be obliged if anyone could give further information.
Pte. Herbert Vincent Johnson
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Herbert William Johnson
British Army 2nd Btn. Essex Regiment
from:Ongar, Essex
(d.23rd March 1918)
Herbert Johnson is one of my relatives who lost their lives in the Great War. I am a history teacher originally from Essex, now living in Pembrokeshire; and I am researching my relatives who served in the world wars for my grandparents. All information shared comes from things they have kept such as marriage, death certificates and old photos etc. He was the son of Emily and William Johnson, and he married Annie Elizabeth Johnson around 1903. They lived in Lindens cottage, Fyfield, Ongar, Essex.
Herbert was a private in the 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. He served in France and was sent home from the war injured, but was nursed back to health in England and was sent back to France, where he is reported to have died missing in action. He was 37 when he died on 23rd March 1918, and was reported missing in action, but his body was reportedly never found.
My grandparents have letters Herbert sent to his wife and letters that Annie sent to Herbert in return. In these letters is a document from the headquarters sent to Annie explaining that any possessions of Herbert's found would be sent to her, but nothing of his was ever found.
After brief research on Herbert, I have discovered that he is remembered on the Arras memorial cemetery in France, which I strive to visit one day. I have medals of his and also photos of him and Annie and letters sent between them. I thank him and all other men and women who served and lost their lives in the wars for fighting for our country. Rest in peace.
Pte. J. Johnson
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newcastle
J Johnson was wounded in 1916 and 1918
Pte. James Johnson
British Army 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment
from:Jarrow
(d.1st Dec 1915)
James Johnson served with the 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, he was aged 38 when he died on 1st December 1915. He was born in Jarrow in 1877, Son of James and Mary Johnson of Jarrow. On the 1911 census he is listed as James Johnson age 23 Locomotive Crane Driver in Steel Rolling Mill living with his widowed mother Mary Johnson and family at 85 Wansbeck Road, Jarrow. He enlisted in South Shields.
James is buried in Hill 10 Cemetery.
Pte. James W. Johnson
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Spennymoor
(d.1918)
James Johnson is buried in Merville Cemetery, Exeter
Pte. James Arthur Johnson
British Army 8th Btn
from:Yorkshire
Stok1. James Johnson
Royal Navy HMS Black Prince
(d.31st May 1916 )
My mum told me about Jimmy Johnson, that he was a sailor in the first world war. So I searched through casualty records for the Battle of Jutland as it was the largest naval engagement of the first World War. I discovered four Johnsons in the casualty lists. I checked with my mum to see if he had any middle names. He hadn't, and that whittled the list of names down to James Johnson who served as a stoker on HMS Black Prince.
Mjr. John Johnson
British Army Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
from:Leeds
John Johnson was my paternal grandfather whom I never met but have only heard of through other family members. I believe that he was a career soldier.
John William Johnson DCM.
British Army 5th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
(d.2nd Aug 1916)
My Uncle, Private John William Johnson, DCM was killed in action 02/08/16. This from the Battalion's War Diary for that and the preceding day: Tues Aug 1st 1916. Moved forward from Mansel Cospe (F16b F17a)to reserve trenches at Oxford Copse (A14 A15) (Sheet62c NW 1/20000). Wed Aug 2nd (8a.m.) Valley shelled by 8 inch Howitzers for 15 minutes, and again at 2p.m. Caualties :- 15 Killed, 17 Wounded.
Pte. John William Johnson
British Army 11th (Hull Pals) Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Hull, East Yorkshire
(d.5th Sep 1918)
John Johnson was reported missing 12th April 1918. It would appear that he was one of several who were captured during a retreat. He was taken a prisoner of war but died from wounds received from bombs dropped from planes on 5th September 1918. His wife contested this report saying that the Germans had shot him whilst a prisoner. He was initially buried at La Miterie German Cemetry, Lomme but was later reburied in 1919 at the New Irish Cemetry, Ieper, Belgium.
Pte. John William Johnson DCM.
British Army 5th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
(d.2nd Aug 1916)
My uncle John Johnson DCM was killed in action 2nd of August 1916 at Oxford Copse. The war diary records that the Valley was shelled by 8 inch Howitzers for 15 minutes, at 8am and again at 2p.m. Casualties:- 15 Killed, 17 Wounded.
Sgt. John Thomas Johnson
British Army 8th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders
from:Swallownest, Rotherham
(d.22nd Aug 1917)
Jack Johnson was my great uncle, brother to my grandmother on my fathers side. He was born in June 1898 and believed to have joined the Seaforths as a fifteen year old, as recalled by my Gran. He was killed on 22nd of August 1917 aged 18/19 and is buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery. His body was identified by tag and was found at grid ref D26.a.30.40. I believe these figures refer to a British army trench map, and if anyone reads this and can shed light on the figures I would be obliged.
Pte. John Thomas Johnson MM & Bar.
British Army 11th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Ryton on Tyne
(d.27th Oct 1918)
John Johnson was my grandma's brother, aged 25. He saw his first action during the German attack of Vimy Ridge. He was killed in action in the Battle of Asiaqo in Italy one week before the end of the war. He was twice awarded the Military Medal. He is buried at Tezze British Cemetery,
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