BORN LEITH, SCOTLAND, 1882. LIVED & ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 38455 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1ST WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION ON 24/09/1918, AGED 36. BURIED AT CHAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY, HOLNON, AISNE, FRANCE.
HE LEFT ARMY EFFECTS TO HIS WIDOW, ALICE MAUD JOHNSON, OF LEE STREET, HULL AND 7 VICTORIA STREET, MANCHESTER STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS).
THEY HAD FOUR CHILDREN, SIDNEY SNOWDEN, ERNEST, MARY AND THOMAS JOHNSON. SHE WAS AWARED A WEEKLY WAR PENSION, OF 33 SHILLINGS AND NINE PENCE.
| Name | Walter Johnson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Leith |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 24 Sep 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment |
| Battalion | 1st Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 63976 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 38455, East Yorks Regt |
First name:
WALTER
Military Number:
63976
Rank:
Private
Date Died
24/09/1918
Place died:
Chapelle British Cemetery, Holnon, Aisne, France.
Age:
36
