Retford Times 17th December 1915

'Pte J Johnson Pte J Johnson of the 9th Batt Sherwood Foresters, whose portrait we produce above, died of wounds received at Suvla Bay on November 14th 1915. He was brother of Mrs G B Darwin, daughter in law of Mr G Darwin, newsagent, Carolgate, Retford. He joined the Foresters on Aug 23rd 1914. He was at the time an employee of Messrs W J Jenkins and Son Ltd engineers, Retford. The deceased, who was 23 years of age, was formerly a sergeant in the Church Lads Brigade, Kearsley, Manchester, which he lived up to three years ago when he came to reside with his sister at Retford. At the outbreak of war, Pte Johnson, together with several chums joined the army and went out to the Dardanelles at the latter end of June last'.

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