Pte
James Johnson
Information about birth
Year of birth: 1896 |
Place of birth: Gorton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
Army information
Country: England, United Kingdom |
Force: British Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Private |
Service number: 42180 |
Units: — Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1st Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 10/10/1917 |
Age: 21 |
Cemetery
Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot: XXVII Row: B Grave: 5 |
Distinctions and medals 2
British War Medal Medal |
Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
#1 | Place of birth |
Sources 1
1 Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers. (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1665/1). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
More information 3
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/480308 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=795f7c3e-6f65-4857-a693-0a653bcdc4e1 |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/2120502 |