We remember William Foster Johnson

We remember William Foster Johnson

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Timeline

Timeline

1882
birth Monk Fryston United Kingdom Source:6993003 1882
1901
dates Age 19 Source:6993003 1901
employment Platelayer North Eastern Railway Company Ltd Monk Fryston United Kingdom Source:6993003
enlistment Ackworth United Kingdom Source:6992994
service British Army Private Acting Corporal 22194 West Yorkshire Regiment Source:5053704
service British Army Corporal 22194 West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) Source:7215107
service British Army Acting Corporal 22194 West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own) 12th (Service) Battalion Source:7215107
location Main Street, Monk Fryston, West Yorkshire United Kingdom their own address Source:6993016
1918
death Died of wounds Wounded in action sometime before May 1918 (place/circumstances unknown) and evacuated to Etaples CCS where he subsequently died of wounds on 19th May 1918. France Source:7215107 Source:6993003 19th May 1918
awards Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration Source:6992994
awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:6992994
burial Etaples Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7215107
sibling Mary Jane Johnson Source:6993798
sibling Georgiana Johnson Source:6993807
sibling Vincent Johnson Source:6993807
sibling Arthur Johnson Source:6993807
sibling Edith Johnson Source:6993803
sibling Lawrence Johnson Source:6993803

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Foster
Initials WF
Last Name Johnson
Source 6993003
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Main Street, Monk Fryston, West Yorkshire United Kingdom their own address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 22194 West Yorkshire Regiment Private Acting Corporal
British Army 22194 West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) Corporal
British Army 22194 West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own) 12th (Service) Battalion Acting Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration
Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Georgina Johnson mother
Robert Foster Johnson father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Jane Johnson sister
Georgiana Johnson sister
Vincent Johnson brother
Arthur Johnson brother
Edith Johnson sister
Lawrence Johnson brother

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Daily Mirror report Tim44502
William Foster Johnson MM, DSO & Bar Tim44502
The grave of Cpl. W.F. Johnson, MM, DSO & Bar Tim44502
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Cpl William Foster Johnson's medals Tim44502

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