Remembered Richmond War Memorial,London Major JOHNSTON, WILLIAM HENRY Died 08/06/1915 Aged 34 Royal Engineers Brigade Major, 15th Infantry Brigade V C, Mentioned in Despatches Son of Mary Johnston, of 36, Cathcart Rd., South Kensington, London, and the late Maj. William Johnston. INSCRIPTION THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN THE HAND OF GOD JESU MERCY CITATION An extract from the Supplement to "The London Gazette," No. 28985, of 25th Nov., 1914, records the following "At Missy, on 14th Sept., under a heavy fire all day until 7 p.m., worked with his own hand two rafts bringing back wounded and returning with ammunition; thus enabling advanced Brigade to maintain its position across the river." https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/103600/johnston,-william-henry/ William Henry Johnston - Wikipedia
UK, Victoria Cross Medals, 1857-2007 Name: William Henry Johnston Birth Date: 21 Sep 1879 Birth Place: Leith, Scotland Death Date: 8 Jun 1915 Death Place: St Eloifrint, Near Ypres UK, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919 Name: William Henry Johnston V C Gender: Male Rank: Capt Regiment or Ship: Royal Engineers Birth Date: 21 Dec 1879 Birth Place: Leith Death Date: 7 Jun 1915 Death Place: Ypres Father: William Johnston TD
