Johnson, Robert. | Universities at War

Personal details

Badges and Insignia -Northumberland Fusiliers. Image kindly provided by Wartime Memories Project.

Name on Memorial:

Johnson, Robert.

Forename(s):

Robert

Surname:

Johnson

Date of Death:

Tuesday, April 24, 1917

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Service:

Army

Unit:

Northumberland Fusiliers, 4th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Military Training:

Officers’ Training Corps, Armstrong College

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

Robert was the son of George and Margaret Johnson, who were registered at the time of their marriage as resident in Newcastle upon Tyne. He had three siblings, Agnes, George and Andrew.

Robert was killed in action in France on the 24th April 1917 aged 26 during the Battle of the Scarpe phase of the Battle of Arras, which lasted from 23-24th April 1917.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Robert is commemorated on the Arras Memorial in Pas De Calais in France.

Memorials

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Rosie Setford, Amy Shiel