ALBERT ARTHUR JOHNSON
At the time of the 1911 census Albert was a 14-year-old living in Holdenby Road, East Haddon, with his parents George & Alice Johnson.
Susan Bruce writes: (edited)
I noted with interest that the East Haddon War Memorial includes the name of Arthur Albert Johnson who was my great-great uncle. I thought that you might be interested in the following.
He was indeed fighting with the Alberta division of the Canadian Infantry having emigrated to Canada with two of his brothers prior to the beginning of the war. I heard from a Canadian relative that he was homesick and thought that by joining up he'd be sent to England and able to get home to see his mum.
Sadly, this was not to be. He was sent to France and killed between 24/30 September 1916, aged 20, in a battle north of Courcelette, around Vimy and Ypres.
He is actually commemorated on the Vimy Memorial and I've attached the Commonwealth War Office memorial record of this. (Click here). I visited the Vimy Memorial four years ago and it was quite a moving experience as it was almost 100 years since his death.
Rank: Private
Service No: 101528
Please note that the original information given on this page was incorrect, as it referred to a different “A. Johnson”. We are grateful to Susan Bruce, Albert’s great great Niece, for providing correct information, which she found in the course of her own researches.