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Britton Lyall Johnston

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Britton Lyall Johnston

December 30, 1963
Marville, France

Military Service

Service Number:

J46966

Age:

38

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

5 Air Movements Unit, RCAF

Citation(s):

War Medal 1939-45, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Canadian Forces decoration.

Honours and Awards:

Canadian Forces Decoration

Additional Information

Born:

January 5, 1925
Lennoxville, Quebec

Enlistment:

October 12, 1943
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Willard Haskell and Ruby Margaret (Reid) Johnston of Lennoxville, Quebec and brother of Russell, Reed and David. Husband of Marie Thérèse (Belliveau) Johnston and father of Deborah, Michelle and Robert of Lennoxville, Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 121 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY
Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

Grave Reference:

Section 7 Row H Grave 3

Location:

Choloy is a village and commune in the Department of the Meurthe-et-Moselle, 28 kilometres west of Nancy and some 5 kilometres west of Toul, a town on the N4 road from Paris to Nancy. The village is south of the River Moselle on the minor road (D11B) from Toul to the neighbouring village of Foug. The CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY is 3 kilometres west of Toul on the north side of the D11B road. The Choloy War Cemetery is the last resting place of casualties from the First and Second World Wars and is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is also the final resting place for many Royal Canadian Air Force members and their families who died while serving in Europe as part of 1 Air Division between 1953 and 1967 and other Service Members serving with NATO in Germany following Canada's departure from France.

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  • Grave marker– Photo by Malcolm Cromarty.

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    Grave marker – Photo by Malcolm Cromarty.
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