Police Constable Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson, Police Constable #374 of No 6. Police Station (in the Queen St W and Cowan Ave area), was a single young man who lived at 64 Brock St, Unit B.
On August 15th 1915, Constable Johnson enlisted in the 83rd Battalion (Queen's Own Rifles), CEF, in Toronto. He sailed to England on the SS Olympic in April 1916 to continue training, and in February 1917, reached France and was transferred to the 75th Battalion (Mississauga), CEF, as a replacement, proceeding to the front.. On Easter Monday, April 9th 1917, during the attack on Vimy Ridge, Johnson was shot through the hip, and owing to the heavy shell fire was unable to be rescued, dying of his wounds.
With no known grave, Constable Andrew Johnson is commemorated on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France.
| Name: | Andrew Johnson |
|---|---|
| Badge: | 374 |
| Rank: | Police Constable |
| Date of Birth: | June 4, 1891 |
| Age: | 25 |
| Length of Service: | 3 Years |
| Date of Death: | April 9, 1917 |