Frederick George Johnson (1893 - 1916)

Born 5 Jul 1893 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 1 Jul 1916 at age 22 in Somme, Picardie, France

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Biography

Serjeant Frederick Johnson was Killed in Action during World War I.

Frederick was born in 1894.^[1] He was the son of William Johnson and Annie Reavey.

He was baptised on 26 July 1893 at Hockley, St Saviour, in Warwickshire, England^[2]

He lived with his parents and two siblings in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England. In 1911 he was still living with his parents. He was aged 17 and single.

Occupation: Clerk

When the 1st World War broke out Frederick enlisted and served with the 1st/6th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He attained the rank of Serjeant. Service No: 2787

Sadly he was killed in action on 1 July 1916 at the age of 23.

Memorial

Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Memorial reference: Pier and Face 9 A 9 B and 10 B^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FS3-265 : 1 October 2014), Frederick George Johnson, 1894; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ Library of Birmingham Source Citation: Reference Number: DRO49/1; Archive Rolls: 574 - Ancestry.com
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12456107/frederick-george-johnson), memorial page for Serjeant Frederick George Johnson (unknown–1 Jul 1916), Find a Grave Memorial no. 12456107, citing Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France ; Maintained by IWPP Custodial Account (contributor 48586138)

• https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/796176/johnson,-frederick-george/

Census Records

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSQ5-6JV : 8 April 2016), Frederick G Johnson in household of William F Johnson, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWW4-2XC : 2 August 2017), Frederick George Johnson in household of William Fred Johnson, Handsworth, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census,"