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|Surname and forenames=Johnson Roy
 
|Surname and forenames=Johnson Roy
 
|Army number=4457956
 
|Army number=4457956
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|Rank=Pte
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|Rank=Private.
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|Date of birth=Not yet known.
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
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|Age=0
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|Date of birth=Born at Hunwick, County Durham 15/10/1918.
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|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date.  Posted ? Bn DLI.  Trf to the Black Watch 16/7/1940, Posted 1 TS.  Trf back to DLI 26/7/40. Posted 11th Bn DLI.  Served Iceland.  Posted ? Bn DLI on the disbandment of 11th Battalion.  Trf to the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 5/12/44, Enlistment Book not available.
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|Age=(At the time of his death).  48.
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|Joined Brigade=16/7/1940.
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|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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|Task or role=Rifleman.
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|Wounded=Facial injuries sustained from entanglement in barbed wire when a grenade exploded close by while serving in Normandy.
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|Prisoner of War=No.
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|Died/Killed in action=Died 1967 at the age of 48.
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|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.
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|Joined Brigade=15/10/1939.
 
|Promotions=Lance Corporal.
 
|Promotions=Lance Corporal.
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|Home address=resident of Willington, County Durham in the 1940's.  No further family information as yet.
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|Home address=Resident of Willington, County Durham in the 1940's.  Married on 4/2/1942 at North Shields Register Office..
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|Image Name=3B5461B0CDFE4C879DADF960635AD233.jpg
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|Image Title=Lance Corporal Roy Johnson
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
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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.
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[[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|300px|thumb|left|L/Cpl Johnson with what appears to be a 2" Mortar]]
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[[File:Iceland_3.jpg|300px|thumb|centre|L/Cpl Jonson with Group]]
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[[File:Iceland_4.jpg|300px|thumb|right|L/Cpl Johnson with comrade]]
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[[File:Iceland_2.jpg|300px|thumb|left|L/Cpl Johnson with comrades]]
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[[File:Iceland_1.jpg|300px|thumb|right|L/Cpl Johnson with small group]]
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If any Website user recognises other soldiers in these pictures - probably all 11th Battalion men - please contact the Lead Researcher at 70brigade@newmp.org.uk

Latest revision as of 08:50, 4 January 2024

Personnel Entry

Lance Corporal Roy Johnson
Lance Corporal Roy Johnson

Name Johnson Roy
Army number 4457956
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born at Hunwick, County Durham 15/10/1918.
Age (At the time of his death). 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 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.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 15/10/1939.
Promotions Lance Corporal.
Wounded Facial injuries sustained from entanglement in barbed wire when a grenade exploded close by while serving in Normandy.
Prisoner of War No.
Died/Killed in action Died 1967 at the age of 48.
Home address Resident of Willington, County Durham in the 1940's. Married on 4/2/1942 at North Shields Register Office..
Source table 11DLI


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 Roy Johnson at the time of his enlistment


These are a series of photographs featuring Lance Corporal Roy Johnson and were brought back from Iceland.

L/Cpl Johnson with what appears to be a 2" Mortar
L/Cpl Jonson with Group
L/Cpl Johnson with comrade
L/Cpl Johnson with comrades
L/Cpl Johnson with small group

If any Website user recognises other soldiers in these pictures - probably all 11th Battalion men - please contact the Lead Researcher at 70brigade@newmp.org.uk

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