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VC540 William Henry Johnston
BORN 21 December 1879
DIED 8 June 1915 AGE 35
VC Won 14 September 1914 AGE 35
Place VC Won Missy, France
War/Campaign First World War 1914
Name William Henry Johnston No. POSTHUMOUS
VC Issue No. 540 Awards VC
Regiment Corps of Royal Engineers, 59th Field Company
Later
Now
Rank VC Won Captain
Rank End Of Career Major
Place Of Birth 2 Madeira Place, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Place Of Death St Eloi front, near Ypres, Belgium
Buried/Location Ashes Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Zillebeke, 2 miles south-east of Ypres, Belgium
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Headstone (CWGC) Plot/Grave no. Plot 3, Row C, Grave 12
Gazetted 25 November 1914
VC Presented 3 December 1914 by King George V at General HQ, St Omer, France
Memorials
P Headstone, Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Zillebeke, 2 miles south-east of Ypres, Belgium
P Named on 'For Valour' board at the Royal Engineers Museum, Brompton Barracks,, Chatham, Kent
P Memorial at St Luke's Church, Kew, near Richmond, Surrey
P Named on war memorial, St Lukes Church, Kew, near Richmond, Surrey
P Memorial window, St Lukes Church, Kew, near Richmond, Surrey
P Named on war memorial, Richmond, Surrey
P Named on memorial, Sandhurst Memorial Chapel, Camberley, Surrey
Victoria Cross Commemorative Paving Stone, 2 Madeira Place, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
By The Way…
He was mentioned in dispatches four times, in his brief fighting career
VC Held By
Royal Engineers Museum, Brompton Barracks, Prince Arthur Road, Chatham, Kent, England
