Johnstone, William Bruce –

Son of Mary Jane Winstanley (formerly Cook, nee Johnston), of 147, Harrowby Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Half-brother of Driver William Cooke. Reported as JOHNSON in F&WJ.

Personal details

  • Surname: Johnstone
  • Forename: William Bruce
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Choppington, Northumberland
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 27
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 9th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 38489
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bedlington, Northumberland
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Cement House Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: XV. C. 15.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 21/09/1917 02/11/1917 14/12/1917 28/12/1917 05/07/1918

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