George Johnston & Catherine Roy

Personal Details

•  George Johnston
  George was born in 1897 in Linlithgow.² 

  • Birth Notes
    • 3 yrs old in 1901 census, so born between 31-Mar-1897 and 31-Mar-1898, in Linlithgow

  He died as a war casualty, Killed in action on the Western Front, at the age of 21 on February 1st, 1918 in France.  He was buried in France.^3 1 

  • Death Notes
    • Killed in WW1 in 1918, soldier of the 10th Royal Scots, like father. On Roll of Honour at Edinburgh Castle he is listed as being from Edinburgh, where he was living..
      
      Perhaps 1-feb-1918 - see http://www.snwm.org/
      
      
      JOHNSTON
      Initials:     G
      Nationality:     United Kingdom
      Rank:     Private
      Regiment:     Royal Scots
      Unit Text:     2nd Bn.
      Date of Death:     01/02/1918
      Service No:     32023
      Additional information:     Husband of C. Johnston, of 12, West Buchanan St., Edinburgh.
      Casualty Type:     Commonwealth War Dead
      Grave/Memorial Reference:     II. A. 4.
      Cemetery:     BOYELLES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION    
      
      Name:      George JOHNSTON
          
      Regiment, Corps etc.:     Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
      Battalion etc.:     2nd Battalion.
      Plymouth: 8th Bde. 3rd Div. 14.8.14 landed at Boulogne.11.11.18 8th Bde. 3rd Div. France; near Solesmes.
      Last name:     Johnston
      First name(s):     George
      Initials:     G
      Birthplace:     Edinburgh
      Enlisted:     Edinburgh
      Residence:     
      Rank:     PRIVATE
      Number:     32023
      Date died:     1 February 1918
      How died:     Killed in action
      Theatre of war:     France & Flanders
      Supplementary Notes:     FORMERLY 19568, K.O. SCO. BORD.
      Soldiers Died in the Great War database  © Naval and Military Press Ltd 2006.
      
      
      
      https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/307007/G%20JOHNSTON/
      Name and Rank
      Private G JOHNSTON
      Service Number: 32023
      Regiment & Unit/Ship
      
      Royal Scots
      
      2nd Bn.
      Date of Death
      
      Died 01 February 1918
      Buried or commemorated at
      
      BOYELLES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
      
      II. A. 4.
      
      France
      
          Country of Service United Kingdom
          Additional Info Husband of C. Johnston, of 12, West Buchanan St., Edinburgh.
  
  
   Catherine Roy
  ¹   Catherine is no longer alive.