Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Bari War Cemetery | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.127 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 4B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Long Service and Good Conduct medal. Eldest son of John and Margaret Johnston, of Dumbarton; husband of Hannah Johnston, of Clarks Beek, Much Urswick, Ulverston.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HMS Glasgow |
| Action : Post War |
Post War includes all operations in all theatres up to 31st August 1921. This excludes the campaign in Russia against the Bolsheviks. It also includes men who succombed to wounds post war and who died from various causes whilst still in the services but post war.
Detail :
Extract of HMS Coventry, and other RN killed and died, 1918-1939:
JOHNSTON, John, Chief Engine Room Artificer 2c, 271071, Glasgow, 19 December 1918, drowned
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission show that his grave was concentrated from Brindisi to Bari, Italy (Order : WGRI/2801)
JOHNSTON, Ch.E.R.A., 2nd Cl. John, 271071. R.N. H.M.S. "Glasgow." Long Service and Good Conduct medal. Accidentally killed 19th Dec., 1918. Age 49. Eldest son of John and Margaret Johnston, of Dumbarton; husband of Hannah Johnston, of Clarks Beek, Much Urswick, Ulverston. (Reference 99.23 is crossed out and 16.G.3 is annotated alongside).
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Inhabitants No. 153 E.C. | Gibraltar |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
19th August 1911 | - | - |
Joined Inhabitants Lodge from Lodge 18 of the Scottish Constitution in August 1911. He was aboard HMS Duke of Edinburgh at the time, listed as an Engineer Room Artificer
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley