Cecil W T – Johnston – Great Western Railway – Sapper – 17/04/1917
Title
Cecil W T – Johnston – Great Western Railway – Sapper – 17/04/1917
Initials / forenames
Cecil W T
Surname
Johnston
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Royal Engineers, 565th Army Troops Company
Military rank
Sapper
Military number
520116
Railway department
Locomotive and Carriage Department, Swindon
Railway job
Apprentice
Date died
17/04/1917
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway magazine June 1917 p118. Photo: July 1917 p142
Memorial
Varennes Military Cemetery
Notes
Age 21, the son of W and Julie Johnston of 11 Portsmouth St, Swindon
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission ; Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway)
Date entered
14/06/2017
Last updated
14/06/2017
Citation
“Cecil W T – Johnston – Great Western Railway – Sapper – 17/04/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 16, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/52588.