Johnson Roy Pte 4457956 - Revision history

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 |Prisoner of War=No.
 |Died/Killed in action=Died 1967 at the age of 48.
-|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, being called up on his 21st birthday - 15/10/1939.  Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI.  Did not served with the B.E.F. as he developed appendicitis while in transit and therefore did not leave the UK.  Transferred to the Black Watch 16/7/1940 and was posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish.  Transferred back to The DLI 26/7/40 and was posted to the 11th Battalion.  Served Iceland.  Served Normandy.  Posted to the ? Battalion DLI or a Holding Unit on the disbandment of the 11th Battalion.  Transferred to the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 5/12/44 - DCLI Enlistment Book understood not to be available.  Served as a guard at the Luneberg trials.  Demobilised 1/5/1946.
+|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, being called up on his 21st birthday - 15/10/1939.  Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI.  Did not serve with the B.E.F. as he developed appendicitis while in transit and therefore did not leave the UK.  Transferred to the Black Watch 16/7/1940 and was posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish.  Transferred back to The DLI 26/7/40 and was posted to the 11th Battalion.  Served Iceland.  Served Normandy.  Posted to the ? Battalion DLI or a Holding Unit on the disbandment of the 11th Battalion.  Transferred to the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 5/12/44 - DCLI Enlistment Book understood not to be available.  Served as a guard at the Luneberg trials.  Demobilised 1/5/1946.
 |Joined Brigade=15/10/1939.
 |Promotions=Lance Corporal.

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 These are a series of photographs featuring Lance Corporal Roy Johnson and were brought back from Iceland.
-[[File:Iceland_5.jpg|300px|thumb|left|L/Cpl Johnson]]
+[[File:Iceland_5.jpg|300px|thumb|left|L/Cpl Johnson with what appears to be a 2" Mortar]]
 [[File:Iceland_3.jpg|300px|thumb|centre|L/Cpl Jonson with Group]]

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 |Rank=Private.
 |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
-|Date of birth=15/10/1918.
+|Date of birth=Born at Hunwick, County Durham 15/10/1918.
 |Age=(At the time of his death).  48.
 |Company/Battery=Not yet known.
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 |Prisoner of War=No.
 |Died/Killed in action=Died 1967 at the age of 48.
-|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, being called up on his 21st birthday - 15/10/1939.  Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI.  Did not served with the B.E.F. as he developed appendicitis while in transit and therefore did not leave the UK.  Transferred to the Black Watch 16/7/1940 and was posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish.  Transferred back to The DLI 26/7/40 and was posted to the 11th Battalion.  Served Iceland.  Served Normandy.  Posted to the ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 11th Battalion.  Transferred to the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 5/12/44 - Enlistment Book understood not to be available.  Served as a guard at the Luneberg trials.  Demobilised 1/5/1946.
+|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, being called up on his 21st birthday - 15/10/1939.  Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI.  Did not served with the B.E.F. as he developed appendicitis while in transit and therefore did not leave the UK.  Transferred to the Black Watch 16/7/1940 and was posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish.  Transferred back to The DLI 26/7/40 and was posted to the 11th Battalion.  Served Iceland.  Served Normandy.  Posted to the ? Battalion DLI or a Holding Unit on the disbandment of the 11th Battalion.  Transferred to the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 5/12/44 - DCLI Enlistment Book understood not to be available.  Served as a guard at the Luneberg trials.  Demobilised 1/5/1946.
 |Joined Brigade=15/10/1939.
 |Promotions=Lance Corporal.
-|Home address=Resident of Willington, County Durham in the 1940's.  Further family information awaited.
+|Home address=Resident of Willington, County Durham in the 1940's.  Married on 4/2/1942 at North Shields Register Office..
 |Image Name=3B5461B0CDFE4C879DADF960635AD233.jpg
 |Image Title=Lance Corporal Roy Johnson

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 These are a series of photographs featuring Lance Corporal Roy Johnson and were brought back from Iceland.
-[[File:Iceland_5.jpg|200px|thumb|left|L/Cpl Johnson]]
+[[File:Iceland_5.jpg|300px|thumb|left|L/Cpl Johnson]]
-[[File:Iceland_3.jpg|200px|thumb|centre|L/Cpl Jonson with Group]]
+[[File:Iceland_3.jpg|300px|thumb|centre|L/Cpl Jonson with Group]]
-[[File:Iceland_4.jpg|200px|thumb|right|L/Cpl Johnson with comrade]]
+[[File:Iceland_4.jpg|300px|thumb|right|L/Cpl Johnson with comrade]]
-[[File:
+[[File:Iceland_2.jpg|300px|thumb|left|L/Cpl Johnson with comrades]]

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	[[File:2171037B8C6F4E48932DFCD989B5A617.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|centre\|Private Roy Johnson at the time of his enlistment]]		[[File:2171037B8C6F4E48932DFCD989B5A617.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|centre\|Private Roy Johnson at the time of his enlistment]]
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		+	These are a series of photographs featuring Lance Corporal Roy Johnson and were brought back from Iceland.
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		+	[[File:Iceland_5.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|L/Cpl Johnson]]
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		+	[[File:Iceland_3.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|centre\|L/Cpl Jonson with Group]]
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		+	[[File:Iceland_4.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|L/Cpl Johnson with comrade]]
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		+	[[File:

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	Private Johnson was identified via the War Office's "missing" exercise carried out in 1942 and documented at The National Archives, although further information and photographs were kindly supplied by his daughter. to whom we are grateful.		Private Johnson was identified via the War Office's "missing" exercise carried out in 1942 and documented at The National Archives, although further information and photographs were kindly supplied by his daughter. to whom we are grateful.
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		+	[[File:2171037B8C6F4E48932DFCD989B5A617.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|centre\|Private Roy Johnson at the time of his enlistment]]

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 |Promotions=Lance Corporal.
 |Home address=Resident of Willington, County Durham in the 1940's.  No further family information as yet.
-|Image Name=File:3B5461B0CDFE4C879DADF960635AD233.jpg
+|Image Name=3B5461B0CDFE4C879DADF960635AD233.jpg
 |Image Title=Lance Corporal Roy Johnson
 |Source table=11DLI