Private William Mathew Johnson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Johnson,
William Mathew
Date of birth: 1895-03-05
Place of birth: Liverpool England
Next of kin: Mrs John Johnson (mother,) P.O.Box 6, Wynndel, B.C.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Morrissey Camp, Fernie, British Columbia
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, B. 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 931027
Highest Rank:
Private
(54th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-02-12 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: He was killed by enemy shell fire during the attack and capture of Vimy Ridge.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 618537
LAC ID:
336617
Service file: B4911-S062
Uploader's Notes: previous service - 107th East Kootenay Regiment. gar
Uploader's Research notes:
158th 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
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-26