Lieutenant Reginald Lorraine Johnson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Johnson,
Reginald Lorraine
Date of birth: 1886-01-24
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: Mrs E. Johnson, The Falls, Woodside Ave., Esher, Surrey, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Electrician
Occupation (normalized): Electrician, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, X. A. 4
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 443728
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
(54th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-08-28 ?
- Lieutenant, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: He was killed during the attack and taking of Vimy Ridge. The circumstances surrounding his death are obscure but it is believed he was killed instantly by shrapnel. Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
337588
Service file: B4895-S022
Uploader's Notes: Son of Robert Henry and Elizabeth Johnson, of Little Fynches, Rustington, Littlehampton, Sussex, England.
Uploader's Research notes:
54th Battalion Nominal Roll
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database
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Date added: 2010-02-25
Last modified: 2014-02-17