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John Wesley Johnston

In memory of:

Private John Wesley Johnston

July 23, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

817924

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)

Division:

26th Bn.

Citation(s):

British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Additional Information


Born:

July 8, 1897
Nashwaak, New Brunswick

Enlistment:

March 7, 1916
Saint John, New Brunswick

Son of J. Wesley and Agnes L. Johnston, of Durham Bridge, New Brunswick. He listed himself as a grocery clerk.

Commemorated on Page 264 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. F. 17.

Location:

Noeux-les-Mines is a town 6 kilometres south of Bethune on the main road to Arras. The Communal Cemetery is on the northern side of the town, on the south-east side of the road to Labourse.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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