Johnson, Sidney Frederick, second son of George Frederick Johnson, of Tooting Bee, by Blanche Evelyn, daughter of George Anderson, of Adelaide, South Australia; b. Aug. 19, 1887; adm. Sept. 26, 1901 (A); left July 1906; London Univ.; B.Sc. 1906; 2nd Lieut. Queen Victoria's Rifles May 1910; became a partner in Hendren's Trust, Ltd., a financial company for promoting British enterprise in Canada; 2nd Lieut. 3rd Batt. (Reserve) Border Regt. Dec. 13, 1914; attached 2nd Batt. and went out to the western front Feb. 20, 1915; was wounded at Festubert in May 1915, and invalided home; Lieut. March 13, 1916; returned to the front Dec. 29, 1916, and was appointed brigade bombing officer with the rank of temp. Capt. Oct. 7, 1916; m. Nov. 28, 1914, Helen Marguerite, elder daughter of Farquhar Robinson, of Montreal, Canada; killed in action at Beaumont Hamel Jan. 10, 1917.
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First World War (1914-1918)
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First World War (1914-1918)
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