Joseph Harold Johnson
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He was the son of Joseph and Louisa Johnson of Seeley Road and later 25 Derby Grove Nottingham and the brother of Mabel, Florence, Elsie and Stanley Johnson. His father was a toy manufacturer. Stanley Johnson served as a Second-Lieutenant with 2/7th Sherwood Foresters and also with 'D' Company 8th North Staffordshire Regiment.
Johnson was originally a member of 45th Manitoba Rangers who arrived in Liverpool from Canada on 25th March 1916 with 38 officers and 1,119 other ranks. The unit was, however, broken up to provide reinforcements for other units and that must have been when Johnson was sent to 52nd Battalion. He was killed during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on the Somme and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
Nottingham Post obituary (abridged), 6 October 1916: 'Johnson. Killed in action September 15th, Joseph Harold Johnson, Canadians, elder son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Johnson, Seeley Road, Nottingham.'
