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JOHNSTON, William Henry
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
JOHNSTON, William Henry
Date Of Birth
21 Dec 1879
Age
34
Birth Place
Leith, Scotland
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Scotland
Date
14 Sep 1914
Date Of Death
8 Jun 1915
Fate
Killed in action.
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Later Major and Acting Lieutenant-Colonel. Parents: Mary Johnston, of 36, Cathcart Road, South Kensington, London, and the late Major William Johnston. Brigade Major, 15th Infantry Brigade.
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Further gazette dates: 16/02/1915 (MiD); 18/06/1915 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 1657 (MiD); 5987 (MiD) Further gazette issues: 29072 (MiD); 29200 (MiD)
Rank Name
Captain
Gazette Date
1914
Gazette Page
9958 (V.C.); Issue 28985 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Missy, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Gold Star
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Engineers
Battalion
59th Field Company
Commemorated
Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Zillebeke, Belgium
Place of Death
Ypres, Belgium
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
1914/15 Star
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
unit
Royal Engineers
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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