Pte. Walter JOHNSON

1883 - 1916  (32 years)

• Name	Walter JOHNSON
  Prefix	Pte.
  Birth	25 Dec 1883	Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1891	Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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  WWI service	2 Sep 1915	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
  	123061; 18th Bn. Canadian Infantry Western Ontario Regiment
  Death	3 Oct 1916	Courcelette, , France   [1, 2]
  Burial	Vimy, Pas de Calais, France   [3, 4]
  	Address: Vimy Memorial Vimy, Pas de Calais France
  Person ID	I41593017	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Walter JOHNSTON,   b. , , , Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Annie CROTHERS,   b. Abt 1848, , , , Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F13755594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Cobden Memorial Hall Plaque with Names of Fallen Soldiers The Cobden Sun, Nov 13, 1919
  		WWI Memorial Plaque - Cobden Legion Photograph provided by Wayne Bennett

  
  

  Documents

  Johnson, Walter death notice Newspaper clipping from a Cobden column, paper & date unknown found in War Diary of the 18th Battalion CEF, https://18thbattalioncef.blog/2016/09/30/october1916-casualties/

  
  

  Histories

  Johnson, Pte. Walter - WWI casualty Articles and information compiled by Fay Bennett from sources noted

  
  

• Notes

  Census-Household Member: Role: Household Member WWI service: occupation: plasterer 5' 7"; 130 lbs., grey eyes, auburn hair

  
  

• Sources

  [S488620] Canada., Mil-War Graves Registers, Canada (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948, (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.). [S488623] Canada., Mil-WWI Personnel Records of the First World War, ( Library and Archives Canada . https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx.). [S488287] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Mil-Commonwealth War Graves Commission, ((www.cwgc.org)), ). (Reliability: 3). [S488624] Veterans Affairs Canada, Mil-Canadian Virtual War Memorial, ((www.veterans.gc.ca/eng)), ). (Reliability: 3).