Pte
Robert John Johnson

Information about birth

Date of birth:
14/04/1879
Place of birth:
New Westminster, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

General information

Profession:
Logger
Religion:
Presbyterian

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
429056
Enlistment date:
13/03/1915
Enlistment place:
New Westminster, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Units:
 —  Canadian Machine Gun Corps, No. 2 Coy.  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
13/06/1916
Place of death:
Battersea Farm, Zillebeke, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
37

Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panel: Panel 32.

Points of interest 3

#1 Place of birth
#2 Enlistment place
#3 Place of death (approximate)

My story

"Killed in Action."

Sources 2

Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4897 - 42).
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx
Sources used
War diaries: 2nd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Company (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4982, Microfilm reel number: T-10812, File number: 602).
https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng
Sources used