Johnson, Geoffrey Robert –

Son of Mr. Robert Thorley Johnson, former headmaster of the Rivington and Blackrod Grammar School, and Mrs. Lilian Johnson, of Gloucestershire, later of “Yalta”, King’s Road, Colwyn Bay. His brother H. Norman Johnson was wounded, shot through the knee, in the Dardanelles.

Personal details

  • Surname: Johnson
  • Forename: Geoffrey Robert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Not known
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 22
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 7th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Unit: 7th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey
  • CWGC reference: Panel 101 to 104.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 27/08/1915 23/11/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7a 7c

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