Difference between revisions of "Johnson Joseph Edwin Lieutenant 165875"
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|Surname and forenames=Johnson Joseph Edwin | |Surname and forenames=Johnson Joseph Edwin | ||
|Army number=165875 | |Army number=165875 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Lt |
|Age=24 | |Age=24 | ||
| − | |Unit=Durham Light Infantry, No 4 Infantry Training Centre, Posted 11th Bn DLI | + | |Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 28/12/1940, No 4 Infantry Training Centre, Posted 70th Bn DLI, Posted No 4 ITC, Posted 8th Bn DLI, Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/10/1943, KILLED in ACTION with 11th Bn 27/6/1944. |
| + | |Company/Battery=70th Bn - C Company then B Company. No details available for 11th Bn. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=27-Jun-44 | |Died/Killed in action=27-Jun-44 | ||
| − | |Home address=Son of James Edwin and Alice Irene Johnson, Husband of Sylvia Chris Johnson, Seaburn. Buried Grave IV. D. 7. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel | + | |Home address=Son of James Edwin and Alice Irene Johnson, Husband of Sylvia Chris Johnson, Seaburn. Buried Grave IV. D. 7. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel. |
|Source table=11DLI | |Source table=11DLI | ||
| − | |Task or role=Duty | + | |Task or role=Duty Officer |
| − | |Joined Brigade= | + | |Joined Brigade=9/10/1943 |
| + | |Promotions=W/S/ Lt 28/6/1942 | ||
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| + | The McGregor Card Index shows Lt Johnson's Officer number to be 165675 - this appears to be a transcription error on the Card. His Battalion records also show his number as 165675, while both the London Gazette and CWGC have him as 165875. We have chosen to use this latter number. | ||
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| + | For Lt Johnson's commemorative record please click [http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2348194/JOHNSON,%20JOSEPH%20EDWIN here] | ||
Revision as of 09:01, 30 July 2014
Personnel Entry
Name Johnson Joseph Edwin
Army number 165875
Rank Lt
Decorations
Date of birth
Age 24
Unit Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 28/12/1940, No 4 Infantry Training Centre, Posted 70th Bn DLI, Posted No 4 ITC, Posted 8th Bn DLI, Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/10/1943, KILLED in ACTION with 11th Bn 27/6/1944.
Company/Battery 70th Bn - C Company then B Company. No details available for 11th Bn.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Duty Officer
Joined Brigade 9/10/1943
Promotions W/S/ Lt 28/6/1942
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 27-Jun-44
Home address Son of James Edwin and Alice Irene Johnson, Husband of Sylvia Chris Johnson, Seaburn. Buried Grave IV. D. 7. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
Source table 11DLI
The McGregor Card Index shows Lt Johnson's Officer number to be 165675 - this appears to be a transcription error on the Card. His Battalion records also show his number as 165675, while both the London Gazette and CWGC have him as 165875. We have chosen to use this latter number.
For Lt Johnson's commemorative record please click here
