Johnson George L/Cpl 4453144 - Revision history

70bgadmin at 09:08, 25 October 2016

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 |Army number=4453144
 |Rank=L/Cpl
-|Date of birth=Not yet known.
+|Date of birth=Born Sunderland 1920/21 - exact date not yet known.
 |Age=19
 |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 24/2/39 as a Regular soldier. Posted 10th Bn DLI - possibly when the Battalion was established in September 1939.  DIED at SEA 15/9/40 en route to Iceland on the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS CHITRAL while serving with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.

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 |Date of birth=Not yet known.
 |Age=19
-|Unit=Durham Light Infantry 24/2/39 R, Posted 10th Bn DLI, DIED at SEA 15/9/40 en route to Iceland on the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS CHITRAL with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
+|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 24/2/39 as a Regular soldier. Posted 10th Bn DLI - possibly when the Battalion was established in September 1939.  DIED at SEA 15/9/40 en route to Iceland on the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS CHITRAL while serving with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
 |Joined Brigade=Date not yet confirmed but possibly 1/9/1939.
 |Died/Killed in action=Died at sea, found drowned in his bath on board HMS CHITRAL - 15-Sep-1940 - en route to REYKJAVIK.
-|Home address=Son of Edith Eveline Forbes, Walker.  Buried Grave C3. 24, Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery.
+|Home address=Resident of Durham City.  Son of Edith Eveline Forbes, Walker.  Buried Grave C3. 24, Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery.
 |Source table=10DLI
 |Image Name=L Cpl George JOHNSON 10 DLI.jpg

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 }}
-Thanks to the advice and guidance from the Rootsweb Mariners Forum it was possible to access the Index of Deaths at Sea, which confirmed that L/Cpl JOHNSON died aboard HMS CHITRAL, which was acting as escort to HMT Ulster Monarch (which was conveying A,B C, and D Companies of 10th DLI), and was also carrying Battalion HQ and HQ Company of the 10th DLI.  Thanks to the invaluable help of Ms Harris of the Rootsweb Forum, and with the assistance of National Archives at Kew, it has been possible to access the Ship's Log of HMS CHITRAL.  The cover of the log, and the entry for September 1940, together with L/Cpl JOHNSON's Death Certificate are set out below, with acknowledgement to National Archives, from their file ADM 53/111787.
+Thanks to the advice and guidance from the Rootsweb Mariners Forum it was possible to access the Index of Deaths at Sea, which confirmed that L/Cpl JOHNSON died aboard HMS CHITRAL, which was acting as escort to HMT Ulster Monarch (which was conveying A,B C, and D Companies of 10th DLI), and was also carrying Battalion HQ and HQ Company of the 10th DLI.  Thanks to the invaluable help of Mrs L. Harris of the Rootsweb Forum, and with the assistance of National Archives at Kew, it has been possible to access the Ship's Log of HMS CHITRAL.  The cover of the log, and the entry for September 1940, together with L/Cpl JOHNSON's Death Certificate are set out below, with acknowledgement to National Archives, from their file ADM 53/111787.
 [[File:2009550ADM_53_111787_0.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Cover of Ship's Log]]

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 [[File:2009550ADM_53_111787_0.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Cover of Ship's Log]]
-[[File:6274820ADM_53_111787_1.jpg|200px|thumb|center|Page from Ship's Log]]
+[[File:6274820ADM_53_111787_1.jpg|400px|thumb|center|Page from Ship's Log]]
-[[File:Death_Certificate.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Cause of death certificate]]
+[[File:Death_Certificate.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Cause of death certificate]]

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 [[File:2009550ADM_53_111787_0.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Cover of Ship's Log]]
 [[File:6274820ADM_53_111787_1.jpg|200px|thumb|center|Page from Ship's Log]]
 [[File:Death_Certificate.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Cause of death certificate]]

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 |Home address=Died at Sea, Son of Edith Eveline Forbes, Walker.  Buried Grave C3. 24, Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery.
 |Source table=10DLI
 }}

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 [[File:SS CHITRAL.jpg|800px|thumb|center|SS CHITRAL before conversion]]
-Details on the ship are as follows:-
+Details on the ship are as follows, courtesy of the Clydebuilt Ships Database:-
 SS CHITRAL