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COMPLETED...........William Johnson - Roll of honour Booklet
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 4:49 pm
by Northern Lass
Can we find more on this gentleman pls
Johnson William -7965 - Sergt- 3rd Worcester - 8th November 1917 - 104 Dudley Road.
Re: William Johnson - Roll of honour Booklet
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 7:11 am
by Northern Lass
Cant see this one on CWGC
anyone find any info pls on CWGC or Ancestry
Re: William Johnson - Roll of honour Booklet
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 7:14 am
by feral-underclass
Re: William Johnson - Roll of honour Booklet
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 7:23 am
by Northern Lass
well done thanks
Re: William Johnson - Roll of honour Booklet
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 7:34 am
by Northern Lass
1911 104 Dudley Road Tividale
John Beach 58 head General Labourer b West Bromwich
Mary Beach 57 wife married 29 years 8 Children 6 living 2 died b Holly Hall
Emily Beach 23 dau single
Beatrice Beach 20 dau single leather cutter
others born Dudley Road Tividale
Re: William Johnson - Roll of honour Booklet
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:13 am
by feral-underclass
on the 16th november 1917 the 3rd worcesters entered the trenches facing Auchy astride the railway line until the 23rd november.
casualties november 16th -23rd 1 killed , 3 wounded
source - the worcestershire regiment in the great war - captain h.f. stacke mc
Re: William Johnson - Roll of honour Booklet
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:41 am
by feral-underclass
he is in the book 'the fallen of oldbury , langley and warley 1914-18 , langley local history society
write up from two articles in the oldbury weekly news.
when war broke out he was a reservist working at accles and pollock and was sent to france almost at once. he had been wounded twice and slightly gassed once. also had son samuel with emily
Re: William Johnson - Roll of honour Booklet
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:47 am
by Northern Lass
I will add that in notes thanks
