Pte
Joseph Johnstone
Informations sur naissance
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Date de naissance: 10/06/1887 |
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Lieu de naissance: Dumfriesshire, Écosse, Royaume-Uni |
Informations générales
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Profession: Garçon stable |
Informations service militaire
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Pays: Canada |
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Force armée: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Numéro de service: 808784 |
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Incorporation date: 23/02/1916 |
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Incorporation nom de lieu: High River, Alberta, Canada |
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Unités: — Canadian Infantry, 50th Bn. (Calgary) (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 26/10/1917 |
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Lieu de décès: Deck Wood - Ehards Grund, Passchendaele, Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Âge: 30 |
Cimetière
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Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Parcelle: III Rangée: A Tombe: 1 |
Points d'intérêt 3
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| #3 | Lieu du décès (approximatif) |
Mon histoire
Private Joseph Johnstone was part of the 50th Battalion Canadian Infantry, 10th Canadian Brigade, 4th Canadian Division. On 26 October he took part in the Second Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres – Battle of Passchendaele). The 10th Canadian Brigade attacked with the 46th Battalion Canadian Infantry north of the Ypres Roulers Railway and the 50th Battalion Canadian Infantry in close support. The jumping off line was situated in the line Heine House, Hillside Farm and Ypres Roulers Railway. They consolidated most of their objective under heave enemy shelling. The 46th and 50th battalion was eventually driven back due to German counter attacks and established a new frontline closer to their jumping off line. Joseph Johnstone was presumably killed in the area between Haalen Copse and Heine House near Deck Wood, where his body was found at D.11d.25.90. He was re-interred at Buttes New British Cemetery where he has his final resting place.
