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JOHNSON Thomas 2/Lt
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/20830
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This record is about the JOHNSON Thomas 2/Lt dating from 2000-2024.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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SKR/DAT/IP/20830
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Title (The name of the record)
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JOHNSON Thomas 2/Lt
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Date (When the record was created)
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2000-2024
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Description (What the record is about)
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The user is advised to read the FINDING AIDS document linked to this catalogue for an explanation of the method by which this record has been created and any terms used.
Surname: JOHNSON;
Forename(s): Thomas;
Initials: T;
Rank: 2/Lt;
Resided in: Pec kham;
Previous Number: 6622;
Previous Battalion: 19 of;
Previous Regiment: R Fus;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 217 Coy;
Date abroad: 14-Nov-1915;
Theatre of War: 1;
How killed: DOW;
Where: Belgium;
When killed: 04-Aug-1917;
Other Data: "wounded by shell returning from trenches & evacuated (since died of wounds)" War Diary
"died from multiple wounds received 27/7/1917 in 46 CCS"
Medal group offeredf Auctioneum, Bristol, Nov '24:
WWI Medal Group - a medal trio awarded to one 6622 2nd Lieutenant Thomas Johnson of the 217th Company Machine Gun Corps. KIA August 4th 1917, age 23. Comprising 1914-15 Star, War Medal and Victory Medal, all with ribbons. Framed alongside his Father's Volunteer Long Service Medal 'Private 153 Thomas Moore Johnson of the Middlesex RVC Cyclist Battalion. Supplied with a folder of research including casualty details, Commonwealth War Graves material, copies of service records and other documents. Framed. Total size: 38cm x 28cm.;Other Notes: JOHNSON, Second Lieutenant, THOMAS, 217th Coy. Machine Gun Corps. 4th August 1917. Age 23. Son of Thomas Moore Johnson and Susan Johnson, of 13, Hall Rd., Peckham Rye, London. III. B. 34. Mendinghem Military Cemetery - Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.;
END OF RECORD.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 digital record
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Users to read Finding Aids page. Further information may contain GDPR-protected information and not be released. Appointment required for access or paid research.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Finding Aids page on VMGCRA Website: https://vickersmg.blog/about/research/mgcdatabase/. Additional material may be available for VMGCRA Patreon subscribers at: https://www.patreon.com/vickersmg/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=skr20830 . Ensure you are logged in to check. Subscribe from £3 per month.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/98f2da16-fafe-475d-9b0b-22f6b46ee146/
Series information
SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
Within the file: SKR/DAT/IP
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