Born on 1 September 1895 (1916 attestation) / 1896 (1917 attestation) in Fort William, Ontario - son of Mrs. S.A. Johnston (1916) / T.A. Johnson (1917), Fort William, Ontario - attestation forms note trade as laborer (1916) / clerk (1917), single, not now a member of the military, (1917) served three months in 247th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF, (1917) was discharged from His Majesty's Forces with torn ligaments to right shoulder, height of (1916) 5 feet 11.5 inches / (1917) 6 feet 0.5 inches, chest of (1916) 38.5 inches / (1917) 39.5 inches, (1916) dark complexion / (1917) fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, Presbyterian.
Joined the 247th Canadian Infantry Battalion on 27 December 1916 (number 1063072) - later discharged - joined the Signal Training Depot, Canadian Engineers, on 22 June 1917 (number 2265788) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France on 12 or 13 September 1918 - transferred to the 78th Canadian Infantry Battalion on 30 September 1918.
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