No.784905, Private, Frank JOHNSON
Aged 29
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Frank Johnson was born in Cavendish (Sudbury Q1-1888 4A:686A), son of Walter and Elizabeth JOHNSON (née PARMENTER).
1891...Aged 3, he was at Hardy's Yard, Cavendish with his father Walter JOHNSON, [30] farm labourer born Pentlow, Essex; his mother Elizabeth [35]; half brother Joseph PARMENTER [10] and sister Annie [7]. All except his father were born in Cavendish. 1901 census...Aged 13, farm labourer, he was still at Hardy's Yard with his parents and sisters Edith [8] and Eliza [2] both born in Cavendish. 1911 census...Aged 23, a labourer, he was at Hardy's Yard with his parents (father now a shepherd) It is recorded that his mother had born 3 children in her marriage and all 3 survive, Joe Parmenter died of disease in 1902 in South Africa serving with the Suffolk Regiment. Frank appears to have sailed on the SS Virginian from Liverpool, for St John's, New Brunswick on 18th February 1914. |
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Canadian Archives :- RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4864 - 44 Item Number: 334690:- He enlisted in Stony Creek on 29th January 1916, giving his date of birth as 12th February 1887 (incorrect according to birth registration in Sudbury). He was living in Winona, Ontario, a farm labourer born Cavendish, England, father Walter Johnson. He was 5 feet 6.5 inches (168.9 cm)tall, chest 32" to 35" (81.3 to 88.9 cm), weighing 134 lbs (61 kg), he had light brown hair, blue eyes, Congregationalist. He sailed from Halifax on the SS Olympic on 22nd August 1916, arriving at Liverpool on 3oth August. Posted then to 124th Battalion at Whitley, on 5th December 1916 he was transferred to the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and on 6th December was in France. The war diary :- PETIT SAINS 26.8.17 Fine - heavy rains in the evening. Lieut G.WE. Guiou M.C. and 10 other ranks established a block 80 yds. up Commotion Trench (Map Ref. France 36c.N8 b 9.9) no casualties during the operation which was a complete success. Scout section wiped out by a single shell - total casualties for the day:- 6 O.R's killed - 7 O.R's wounded. CWGC records also show just those 6 killed on 26th |
from his circumstances of death card.
His grave appears to have been destroyed in later fighting.
from map references mention above, below are approximate locations
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