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David "Jack" Johnson
British Army
About 10 years ago, my grandad, David Johnson, gave me his two medals, a 1939-45 star, and a France and Germany star. I was too young then to ask questions about them. Grandad died in 1992, so I never got to talk to him about his part in the war. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what these medals were for, and maybe even what the campaigns were like? I don't even know what the GRJ VI on the stars is.
I believe he was a tank engineer, and that his tank was last over one of the German bridges before it blew, but that's all I know. If anyone can help me, please email me.
Pte. Edgar Reginald Johnson
British Army 10th Battalion Essex Regiment
from:Leicester
Edgar Johnson served with the Royal Air Force and 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment
Pte. Edward Johnson
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
served with 18th & 2nd DLI
2Lt. Eric Ronald Johnson
British Army 1/7th Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:Harrogate
Eric Johnson served with the 7th Middlesex Regiment and 2nd Trench Mortar Battery.
Gnr. Ernest Johnson
British Army 297 Seige Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
my grandfather Ernest JOHNSON. He served in WW1 as Gunner 142011 with the 297 Seige Battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery in Salonika, Greece, where he died in 1918 and is buried in Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria. I have gone through the usual channels in an effort to research him but his was one of the many records destroyed in WW2. I would be very grateful for any information no matter how small about him or the part played by the RGA in the Salonika campaign.
Pte. Frederick William Johnson
Australian Imperial Forces 36th Btn.
from:Sydney, Australia
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Pte. Frederick Johnson
British Army 2nd Btn Border Regiment
(d.1st Aug 1918)
Frederick Johnson was executed for desertion on 01/08/1918 and buried in the City of Paris Cemetery, Bagneux, France.
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,
(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
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