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Joseph Harold Johnson

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  • Photo Source: The Old Boys of Nottingham High School Killed in the First World War. Unpublished. Courtesy of the school librarian.
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He was the son of Joseph and Louisa Johnson of Seeley Road and later 25 Derby Grove Nottingham and the brother of Mabel, Florence, Elsie and Stanley Johnson. His father was a toy manufacturer. Stanley Johnson served as a Second-Lieutenant with 2/7th Sherwood Foresters and also with 'D' Company 8th North Staffordshire Regiment.
He attended Nottingham High School between 1903 and 1909.
16 Sep 1916
23
1569790 - CWGC Website
424963
Private
52nd Bn Manitoba Regiment Canadian Infantry
Johnson was originally a member of 45th Manitoba Rangers who arrived in Liverpool from Canada on 25th March 1916 with 38 officers and 1,119 other ranks. The unit was, however, broken up to provide reinforcements for other units and that must have been when Johnson was sent to 52nd Battalion. He was killed during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on the Somme and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
Nottingham Post obituary (abridged), 6 October 1916: 'Johnson. Killed in action September 15th, Joseph Harold Johnson, Canadians, elder son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Johnson, Seeley Road, Nottingham.'
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  • Photo Source: The Old Boys of Nottingham High School Killed in the First World War. Unpublished. Courtesy of the school librarian.
    - Photo Source: The Old Boys of Nottingham High School Killed in the First World War. Unpublished. Courtesy of the school librarian.

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