Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2112524

Reference: WO372/11

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

UPP: GBM/MCI/2114914

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ID: 9063939

Name: 25th February 1890 at Archangel Michael, Shorncliffe, Kent

Title: British Armed Forces, Roman Catholic Registers Transcription Archibald Stanley

Description: Records the baptism of Archibald Stanley Johnson, b. 2nd February 1890 on 25th February 1890 at Archangel Michael's, Shorncliffe. Son of Walter Johnson and Bessie nee Hall.

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Additional: His name and his parents' names match those for his family in Census returns, though he is recorded as just Archibald in 1891 and just Stanley in 1901. The location fits with his birth in Kent. He is named on his brother Alexander's military record, which links him to addresses in Kent and Little Gaddesden

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ID: 9063940

Name: 8th January 1889 at Archangel Michael, Shorncliffe, Kent

Title: British Armed Forces, Roman Catholic Registers Transcription Alexander

Description: Records the baptism of Alexander Frederick Johnson, b. 8th December 1888, on 8th January 1889 at Archangel Michael's, Shorncliffe. Son of Walter Johnson and Elizabeth nee Hall.

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Additional: Alexander's name and his parents' names match those in his military records in which Archibald is also named. The date fits with his age in Census returns and the location with his birth in Kent.

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ID: 9063942

Name: 27th January 1886 at Archangel Michael, Shorncliffe, Kent

Title: British Armed Forces, Roman Catholic Registers Transcription Gordon Patrick

Description: Records the baptism of Gordon Patrick Johnson, b. 1st September 1886, on 27th September 1886 at Archangel Michael's, Shorncliffe. Son of Walter (transcribed Watter) Johnson and Elizabeth nee Bassie. (Elizabeth was known as Bessie; her maiden name was Hall - possible error in register?)

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Additional: His name and his parents' Christian names match those for Archibald's family in Census returns. The location fits with his birth in Kent.

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ID: 9063945

Name: 1st August 1885 at Archangel Michael, Shorncliffe, Kent

Title: British Armed Forces, Roman Catholic Registers Transcription Walter Charles

Description: Records the baptism of Walter Charles Johnson, b. 24th June 1885 on 1st August 1885 at Archangel Michael's, Shorncliffe. Son of Walter Johnson and Elizabeth nee Hall.

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Additional: His name and his parents' names match those for Archibald's family in Census returns. The location fits with his birth in Kent.

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ID: 9063954

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1891/0006035790

Additional: The details of the family and their Kent address fit with his Baptism Register entry.

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ID: 9063958

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1901/0005385215

Additional: Although he is just called Stanley in this record, the names of his parents and siblings fit with other records, though others too use a different one of their names in other Census returns.

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ID: 9063982

Name: R Engineers, Reg. Dist. 641, India and Singapore

Title: 1911 Census Sapper Archibald Stanley Johnson

Description: Archibald's 1911 Census return while serving with the Royal Engineers in "India and Singapore". Sapper Archibald Stanley Johnson, aged 21, born in Hythe, an Electrician.

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URL: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=RtS54&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=Archibald%20Stanley&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Johnson&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1890&msbpn__ftp=Hythe,%20Kent,%20England&msbpn=84604&msbpn_PInfo=8-%7C0%7C0%7C3257%7C3251%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C5270%7C84604%7C0%7C0%7C&msfng=WaLTER&msfns=Johnson&msmng=Elizabeth&msmns=Johnson&msbng=Gordon%20Patrick&msbns=Johnson&msbng1=Alexander%20Frederick&msbns1=Johnson&_83004003-n_xcl=f&cp=0&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=1&uidh=isj&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=32815846&dbid=2352&indiv=1&ml_rpos=6
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Additional: His name, age and place of birth match his Baptism Register entry and earlier Census returns for his family.

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ID: 9063987

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1883/1/AZ/000323/236

Additional: Archibald's sister Isabella or Isabel was born in Pancras, London in 1883. This fits those Census return details. Her 2nd name, Bessie, is the same as that by which her mother was usually known.

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ID: 9063990

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1884/2/AZ/000321/194

Additional: Archibald's sister Mabel M Johnson was born in 1884 in Pancras, London. This record fits with Census returns for the family.

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ID: 9063993

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1894/1/AZ/000316/236

Additional: This record fits Archibald's sister Florence (1901 Census) called Gertrude (1911 Census) who was born in Winchester in 1894. Several members of the family are known by different names in different Census returns.

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ID: 9063994

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1899/4/AZ/000314/205

Additional: The 1911 Census for Archibald's family includes Jessy aged 11, born in Winchester. This record fits that Census return.

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ID: 9063997

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1902/2/AZ/000329/140

Additional: The 1911 Census return for Archibald's family includes his sister Kathleen, aged 9, born in Gravesend. This record fits those details.

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ID: 9064003

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

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UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7384492/41/904

Additional: The service record of Alexander's brother Gordon Patrick Johnson. His father is named in the record and his age fits with his baptism register entry, which names the parents, and with Census returns for the family.

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ID: 9064013

Name: Acting Sergeant Archibald S Johnson, R.E. #14223

Title: Medal Roll Index Card image Archibald S Johnson

Description: This shows that Archibald first served overseas in France on 11th August 1915 and was entitled to the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

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URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1262/30850_A000851-01878?pid=5553998&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DRtS68%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26gss%3Dangs-c%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26gsfn%3DArchibald%2520Stanley%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3DJohnson%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1890%26msbpn__ftp%3DHythe,%2520Kent,%2520England%26msbpn%3D84604%26msbpn_PInfo%3D8-%257C0%257C0%257C3257%257C3251%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C5270%257C84604%257C0%257C0%257C%26msfng%3DWaLTER%26msfns%3DJohnson%26msmng%3DElizabeth%26msmns%3DJohnson%26msbng%3DGordon%2520Patrick%26msbns%3DJohnson%26msbng1%3DAlexander%2520Frederick%26msbns1%3DJohnson%26cpxt%3D1%26cp%3D11%26catbucket%3Drstp%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Disj%26pcat%3D39%26h%3D5553998%26recoff%3D9%252010%252011%26dbid%3D1262%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D69&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RtS68&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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Additional: Archibald's military details match those from which this life story was created.

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ID: 9064053

Name: Corporal A F Johnson 12320 G Coy. Royal Engineers

Title: CWGC Casualty Record Brother Alexander Frederick

Description: The CWGC Casualty Record of Archibald's brother Alexander Frederick Johnson who died 6th September 1915, having been discharged from the Royal Engineers being no longer fit for military service.

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URL: https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/364449/johnson,-/
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Additional: The name and military details match Archibald's brother Alexander, as does his burial in Little Gaddesden churchyard.

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ID: 9064071

Name: 57 Park Road, Hemel Hempstead, Schedule 194.1

Title: 1939 Register entry Archibald S Johnson

Description: The 1939 Register entry for Archibald S Johnson b. 2nd February 1890, a maintenance electrician, "occasionally heavy work gas works for fire brigade emergency". His wife Cissie Mary b. 19th January 1893 is also resident.

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Additional: His name fits, his date of birth matches that on his baptism record and his trade fits with that in the 1911 Census. His wife's name fits with their marriage record.

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ID: 9064078

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/M/1919/3/AZ/000806/017

Additional: The name fits and his wife's name fits with the 1939 Register entry in which his date of birth is given.

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ID: 9064097

Name: Little Gaddesden Polling District Spring 1919, p4 Nos 244 and 245

Title: Little Gaddesden Electoral Register 1919 Archibald and Francis

Description: The Spring 1919 Electoral Register for Little Gaddesden Polling District, Parliamentary County of Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead Division, which shows Archibald Stanley Johnson and Francis Edward Henry John Johnson as absent naval/ military voters, registered to vote at 38 Little Gaddesden, their parents' address.

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Additional: Archibald's full name, Francis' first name and the family address match other records. Both brothers were known to be serving in the army during WW1.

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ID: 9064130

Title: The Little Gaddesden Roll of Honour

Description: The Roll of Honour, which hangs in St Peter & St Paul's Church, Little Gaddesden and lists 119 names of those from Little Gaddesden, Ringshall and Hudnall who served in the 1914 – 1918 War. Men who have answered their country’s call in defence of a “Scrap of Paper”.

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Additional: The names of three of his brothers: Alexander, Henry F (Francis) and Walter are listed on it.

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ID: 9064152

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/07767/0101/7

Additional: This shows Archibald's parents and some siblings at 38 Little Gaddesden in the 1911 Census. The names fit with other Census returns for the family and the address matches that at which Archibald is registered to vote in the 1919 Electoral Register.

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ID: 9064196

Name: Apsley End Polling District p15, Nos 793 & 794

Title: Electoral Register 1930 Archibald Stanley & Mary Johnson

Description: The 1930 Electoral Register for Apsley End Polling District, Parliamentary County of Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead Division, showing Archibald Stanley and Mary Johnson at 95 Deaconsfield Road, Hemel Hempstead.

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Additional: Archibald's full name and his wife's name match other records e.g. 1939 Register, when they were also in Hemel Hempstead but at a different address.

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ID: 9064273

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/D/1955/3/AZ/000464/046

Additional: The name and age fit Archibald Stanley, who had remained in Hertfordshire during his adult life, as far as can be deduced from available records.

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ID: 9064880

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

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UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7271857/243/2502

Additional: This is the service record for Archibald's brother Alexander. Their parents' names and the family address in Little Gaddesden are included in it.

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ID: 9065133

Name: Walter Charles Patrick Johnson 3301 Royal Engineers

Title: British Army Service Record 1899 Brother Walter Charles Patrick

Description: The pre-WW1 service record of Alexander's brother Walter Charles Patrick Johnson who followed his father into the Royal Engineers.

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Additional: His name and age fit (Patrick probably added as RC Confirmation Saint's name?) Walter's parents and brothers Gordon, Alexander and Archibald Stanley are named on the record.

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ID: 9065217

Title: 38 Little Gaddesden

Description: A 2017 photo of 38 Little Gaddesden, home of the Johnson family in the 1911 Census and until the mid-1920s.

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Additional: The house number is visible on the gate post.

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ID: 9166339

Name: No 1, December 1903

Reference: The personal copy of a descendant of SJ and SG Oakins

Title: Report and Statement of Accounts of the Little Gaddesden Brass Band 1902 – 1903

Description: A small booklet which contains a report of the band’s activities, especially fundraising, and a statement of their accounts. It includes a list of members, stating the area of the village from which they came and a selection of photographs, including of the band and the committee. There are also many advertisements for local shops and businesses.

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Additional: S Johnson of Little Gaddesden is listed as a member of the band. Archibald Stanley is called Stanley in the 1901 Census.

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ID: 9166342

Title: Little Gaddesden Brass Band 1903

Description: A 1903 photo of the Little Gaddesden Brass Band, taken outside the School. The band members are: Back Row L to R: Stanley Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Frederick Cutler, F Pocock, John Wibden, Edward Hing, Edward Pinnock. Middle Row L to R: George Jay, W Warner, Arthur Johnson, Samuel G Oakins, Bertram Horn, Harry Wells, Walter Holland, Herbert Fenn, T Scott. Front Row L to R: Stephen J Oakins, James Windmill, CH Ward (Bandmaster), William Johnson, Sidney Rogers, Edward Whitman. Underneath big drum: Hubert Halsey. Absent: H Davies, J Waller, H Griffin, William Fenn, William Boarder, Matthew Munden, George Rogers, J Wrangles

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Additional: The names of the Band members (initial and surname) and their place of residence e.g. Ringshall are listed in the booklet from which this photo came. Those in the photo are also named (initial and surname); their Christian names have, where possible, been deduced from Census information.

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ID: 9301730

Name: Aut 1918, Polling Dist O, p1, no 4050 Stanley Archibald Johnson

Reference: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, County Hall, Hertford

Title: Autumn 1918 Absent Voters’ List, PC Hertford, Hemel Hempstead Division

Description: Autumn 1918 Absent Voter entry for Stanley Archibald (Archibald Stanley) Johnson of Little Gaddesden showing details of his service in the Royal Engineers.

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Additional: His name fits, though his Christian names are reversed. The address given is his family address. His service number and service in the Royal Engineers fit with the seed record for this life story.

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ID: 9314627

Name: Stanley Johnson is mentioned in entries in 1902 and 1904

Reference: Little Gaddesden School Archive

Title: Little Gaddesden School Log Books 1887 – 1906

Description: The log book kept by the Headmasters of Little Gaddesden School which records points of note in the daily running of the school and information about the pupils. Stanley Johnson was admitted 24th September 1902 and on 3rd February 1904 is recorded as leaving to join the Army.

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Additional: His name and those of his siblings Gertrude and Francis fit with the family's Census returns. In 1911 his family is shown living in Little Gaddesden.

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ID: 9365760

Title: 1914 15 Star, Br War Medal and Victory Medal

Description: The 1914 15 Star (left) awarded to those who served in any theatre of war against Germany between 5th August 1914 and 31st December 1915, except those eligible for the 1914 Star. Those who were entitled to this medal were also entitled to the British War Medal (centre) and Allied Victory Medal (right).

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ID: 9370846

Title: Royal Engineers WW1 Cap Badge

Description: Cap Badge of the Royal Engineers in which Archibald Johnson served.

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Additional: Archibald's service in the Royal Engineers is confirmed on his Medal Roll Index Card.

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ID: 9618242

Title: Little Gaddesden Roll of Honour revised 2018

Description: The 2018 Revised Roll of Honour, which now hangs in St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Little Gaddesden in addition to the earlier Roll. The name of Archibald Johnson, Royal Engineers has been added.

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