Private 7210 Philip James JOHNSON

Private 7210 Philip James Johnson{gallery}Pte P J Johnson{/gallery}2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment
Killed in action in the Battle of the Somme, France and Flanders, 3rd September 1916, aged 37

• Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 3A
• Awarded: 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of Thomas and Maria Johnson
• Husband of Emily J. Johnson [nee Horton – later Dyde]. Married Jun Qtr 1911
• NNWFHS Memorial: Hartshill
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Johnson
• NNWFHS Hartshill War Memorial Page
• Thiepval Memorial
• Royal Irish Regiment

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born c1878 in Stratford upon Avon
  
• Lived at 31 Alexandra Street, Chilvers Coton [1911]
• Employed as a coal dealer’s carter [1911]