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Son of the Rev. J. R. and Minnie E. Johnston, of 742, Queen St., Preston, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Lyell Corson Johnston
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Lyell Corson Johnston
Preston Ontario Cenotaph. Dedicated November 8, 1926. The names of Preston soldiers killed in the Second World War were added in 1949. Inscribed: IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF PRESTON WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR AND IN GRATEFUL TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO SHARED ITS DANGERS.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Lyell Corson Johnston
Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England, 2008.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Lyell Corson Johnston
In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection.
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Lyell Corson Johnston
In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection.
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Lyell Corson Johnston
The Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Lyell Corson Johnston
From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards, Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Preston Ontario Cenotaph. Dedicated November 8, 1926. The names of Preston soldiers killed in the Second World War were added in 1949. Inscribed: IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF PRESTON WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR AND IN GRATEFUL TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO SHARED ITS DANGERS.
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Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England, 2008.
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In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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The Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
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From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards, Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 264 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Thelus is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, west of the N17 Arras-Lens main road and 6.5 kilometres north of Arras. Thelus Military Cemetery is approximately 300 metres west of the N17, located in the open country, about 50 metres north of Thelus village.
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