Johnson, Merrick Robert Saffery, son of Maj. Gordon Saffery Johnson DSO MBE MC Indian Army, of Martin, Kent, and Joan Isabel, d. of John Boothby of Great Barr, Staffs; b. 24 Feb. 1927; adm. Sept. 1940 (B); left July 1944; Trin. Coll. Dublin 1946; a planter in Sri Lanka 1948-52; BSc (Lond. ) 1965; lecturer in Mathematics SE Lond. Coll. 1967; m. 25 Apr. 1959 Daphne Pamela, d. of Arthur Paterson Marshall of Haslemere, Surrey; d. 27 Feb. 2004.

Johnson, Kenneth William, brother of Sidney Frederick Johnson (q.v.); b. Sept. 22, 1893; adm. Sept. 26, 1907 (A); left July 1911; joint hon. sec. O. W. Football Club 1913-4; 2nd Lieut. 9th Batt. (Co. of London) London Regt. (Queen Victoria's Rifles) May 22, 1913; Lieut. Sept. 1, 1914; went out to the western front Nov. 3, 1914; temp. Capt. Nov. 1914; was wounded at Messines March 8, 1915, and invalided home; Capt. July 1, 1916; returned to the front Jan. 30, 1917; on the General Staff 1918 to demob.; mentioned in despatches L. G. May 25, 1918; Belgian Croix de Guerre avec palmes; a company director; Capt. R. A. (T. A.) Aug. 30, 1939; Major; relinquished commission for ill-health Feb. 25, 1941; d. Dec. 13, 1952; unm.

Johnson, John Charles Ashley, son of John Joseph Johnson MB and Isabel Copeland, d. of Charles Smith of Aberdeen; b. 28 Dec. 1906; adm. Jan. 1921 (H); left Dec. 1924; RAF Coll. Cranwell 1925, PO Dec. 1926, FO June 1928, Flt Lieut. Dec. 1932, Sqdn Ldr Aug. 1937, Wing Cdr Dec. 1942, Group Capt. July 1947; 1st class Kurdish interpreter 1935; Roy. Pakistan Air Force 1948-52; Air Attaché HM Embassy Moscow 1952-4; retd as Air Cdre Apr. 1954; m. 1st 21 Feb. 1933 Beatrice Alexandra, d. of Wilham George Rae-Smith of Aberdeen; 2nd 20 Nov. 1943 Muriel Winifred, d. of Ernest George Reader of Gravesend, Kent; d. 5 Aug. 1966.

JOHNSON, JAMES, second son of Rev. James Johnson, Rector of Long Melford, Suffolk, and Anne, dau. of Thomas Cuthbert, Wickford, Essex; b. 20 Sep 1705; adm. Jan 1717/8; KS 1719; Capt. of the School 1723; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1724, matr. 5 Jun 1724, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1724 – void 14 Dec 1742 (expiry year of grace as R. Turweston); BA 1728; MA 1731; DD 1742 (incorp. Cambridge 1749); Under Master of the School Jun 1733-48; patent for appointment not sealed until 23 Mar 1735/6; ordained; Rector of Turweston, Bucks., 8 Dec 1741-4; Rector of Mixbury, Oxfordshire 10 Feb 1743/4-59; Vicar of Watford, Herts., 1743-59; Rector of Berkhampstead, Herts., 14 Jun 1743-59; Chaplain in Ordinary to George II 1744-52; Prebendary of St. Paul’s 24 Nov 1748 – c. Dec 1752 (?); consecrated Bishop of Gloucester 10 Dec 1752; charged before Privy Council Feb 1753 of having drunk the Pretender’s health in company with William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (qv) and Andrew Stone (qv), but the charge was shown to be false; translated to Worcester 13 Nov 1759; Busby Trustee from 22 Mar 1744/5; d. unm. from effects of a fall from his horse at Bath 26 Nov 1774 (M. I. Lacock, Wilts. ). DNB.

Johnson, Henry James, son of Paul Manuel Johnson, tea planter, Sri Lanka, and of Chelsea, and Dorothy Maud, d. of Charles Henry Bird of Sydney, NSW, Australia; b. 21 Dec. 1924; adm. Sept. 1938 (R); left July 1942; 2nd Lieut. Welsh Guards Nov. 1943; a Lloyd’s underwriter; Lieut., SAS (TA) 1948; Capt., 1950; rose to rank of Col.; commanded SAS operation in Yemen 1963-5; OBE Jan. 1963; TD; ADC to HM Queen 1969-74; later supplied and trained military personnel for irregular operations in Afghanistan and Oman; m. 1st, 23 Jun 1950 Judith Hazel, d. of Lieut. -Col. Archer Geoffrey Lyttelton DSO, Welch Regt.; 2nd, 1992 Jan Gay; d. 20 July 2008.

Johnson, Henry Charles East, son of Herbert Adolphe Johnson of Cookham Dean, Berks, and Gertrude Elizabeth, sister of Alfred Tomlin East (qv); b. 19 June 1916; adm. May 1930 (G); left July 1934; adm. a solicitor Dec. 1939; practised in London; RA 1940-5 (Lieut.); retd from prac­tice 1979; m. 25 July 1953 Jane Moore, d. of Samuel Moore Segar of Wimbledon; d. 2010.

Johnson, Harold Daintree, brother of Douglas Heather Johnson (qv); b. 26 May 1910; adm. Sept. 1923 (R); left July 1927; Christ's Coll. Camb., matric. 1929, BA. 1932, MA 1937·, St Thom. Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP MB 1935; FRCS 1939; RAMC 1943-5, Parachute Field Ambulance (Maj.); MD 1964, MChir 1967; consult. surgeon Roy. Free Hosp. and Hammersmith Gen. Hosp.; RCS examiner and examiner in Surgery Univ. of London; m. 27 May 1944 Dorothy Margaret, d. of John Angus Dixon of Radcliffe-on-Trent; d. 2 Apr. 1980.

Johnson, Edward Clifton, son of Dr. Edward Stanley Johnson, of Cricklewood, by Fanny, daughter of Charles Percy Clifton; b. Feb. 4, 1902; adm. Jan. 18, 1917 (H); left Dec. 1917; St. Mary's Hospital; M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., 1926; Surgeon Lieut. 1935; later practised at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex; served in Great War II as Surgeon Cdr., R.N.V.R.; d. 3 Oct. 1983.

Johnson, Edward Bertram, brother of John Charles Ashley Jonnson (qv); b, 12 Apr. 1910; adm. Jan. 1924 (H); left Dec. 1926; FHCIMA; man. Empire Hotel Bath 1938-40; RAFVR (A & SD) 1940-5 (Flt Lieut.); gen. man. St James's Court London 1946-52, Queen's Hotel Cheltenham 1952-4, Cavendish Hotel Eastbourne 1954-76; JP 1968-; retd 1976; m. 18 Feb. 1939 Eileen Madge, d. of Charles Henry Kempton of Putney; d. 1 Dec. 1996.

JOHNSON, ARTHUR MAXWELL, younger son of Murray Maxwell Johnson, Stone Castle, Greenhithe, Kent, solicitor, and Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. John Milbourne Jackson, Royal Navy; b. 10 Oct 1854; adm. 27 May 1869 (G); left Christmas 1871; member, London Stock Exchange; m. 14 Sep 1882 Clara Maria, second dau. of Rev. Frederick Christian Jackson, Rector of Grade, Cornwall.