Private Joseph Wesley Johnson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Johnson,
Joseph Wesley
Date of birth: 1893-09-15
Place of birth: Papineauville Quebec Canada
Next of kin: Father Mr. George Johnston 318 Norah Ave Port Athur Otario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Plumber
Address:
318 Norah Ave Port Arthur Onatario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-09-07
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Noeux-Les-Mines Communal Cemetery Extension, I. B. 4.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 438681
Highest Rank:
Private
(52nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 52nd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-04-30 to 1917-09-07
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Trench Raid night of Sept 4th/5th 1917
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 466543
LAC ID:
338100
Service file: B4906-S010
Uploader's Notes: Son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Johnston. Born at Papineauville, Quebec.
Uploader's Research notes:
Joesph Wesley Johnson - his family name is really spelt Johnston. For some reason it was spelt in error. So he signed his name as Johnson, as it appeared on his Atttestion Papers.
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 52nd Battalion A Company, Lewis Gun Section Wesley was hit in the abodmen by a fragment of high explosive shell, during a trench raid on the night of September 4 th/ 5th. He died of his wounds September 7th, 1917. ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2011-11-28