Private 5379 Arthur JOHNSON

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Killed in action at the First Battle of Ypres, France and Flanders, 1st November 1914 aged 38

• Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. Panel 5
  
• Awarded: 1914 Star with Clasp, British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of Henry and Rosa
• Husband of Kathleen Johnson
  
• NNWFHS Memorial: Nuneaton, Manor Court Baptist Church
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Vincent
• Thiepval Memorial
• St. Pancras Battalion, London Regiment
  

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born c1876 at Coventry
• Lived at 22 Victoria Street, Coventry [1881]
• Lived at Church Street, Lutterworth [1891]
• Lived in Attleborough [1914]
  
• It is likely that Arthur was either already a Regular Solidier or was on Active Reserve at the outbreak of the war
  
• Enlisted at Nuneaton. Arrived in France 16 Aug 1914