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Private William Mathew Johnson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

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

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 931027
Highest Rank: Private (54th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. 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
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
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

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 225th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 54th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-26