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Capt. Leslie Johnson
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Washington
(d.31st May 1940)
Leslie Johnson lived in and around Ashington and was engaged to Florence Nelless the daughter of a well-known family of farmers who all worked the land around Morpeth, Ashington, Whitley Bay in the pre-war years. He had been previously married and had a daughter from that marriage, sadly his wife died (details unknown) leaving him with a little girl. He became engaged to Florence Nelless before being called up and sent to France and Belgium with the B.E.F.
In the retreat through the Belgium corridor his unit was called upon to carry out a rearguard action and he lost his life along with his men on or around Veurne, Belgium on 31st of May 1940. He and his men are buried in Veurne Cemetery.
