Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Henry George Johnston
In memory of:
Trooper Henry George Johnston
January 17, 1945
Military Service
M/8053
29
Army
1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment, R.C.A.C.
Additional Information
May 2, 1915
Chauvin, Alberta
October 29, 1943
Calgary, Alberta
Son of Wilbert and Adelina Johnston, of Grimshaw, Alberta. Husband of Amelia Johnston, of Grimshaw, Alberta.
Henry George Johnston was commemorated on Panel 10 of the Groesbeek Memorial as having no known grave. In 2018, a research report was received suggesting that an unknown grave in the Netherlands could be identified. The Canadian Armed Forces confirmed the identity of the grave as that of Trooper Henry George Johnston in November 2019.
Please note that his name will be removed from the Groesbeek Memorial when the appropriate panel is replaced and a headstone rededication ceremony has taken place.
Commemorated on Page 528 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
MOOK WAR CEMETERY
Netherlands
III. B. 3
Mook is a village on the main road from Nijmegen to Venlo and Maastricht, 11 km south of Nijmegen. The MOOK WAR CEMETERY lies on the road from Mook to Groesbeek. From the A73 motorway take the exit at the junction Overasselt Mook Groesbeek. Follow the N271 towards Mook village itself from which the cemetery is signposted, the cemetery being situated on the Groesbeekseweg.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Family Photo – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me Movie from memory Henry George Johnston: https://youtu.be/Wc_0HjL5KfA -
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Photo of Henry George Johnston – The Johnston family in 1943. Clockwise from top left: Amelia holding Leona, Henry holding Yvonne, Ken, George. (Photo supplied by the Johnston family) -
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Grave marker – Trooper H.G. Johnston November 8th, 2023
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