Police Constable David Hammond Johnson
David Hammond Johnson, Police Constable #511 of the No. 5 Police Station (in the area north of Bay St and Bloor St W), was a single young man who lived at 571 Euclid Avenue.
On December 5th 1914, Constable Johnson enlisted in Toronto’s 14th Battery of Canadian Field Artillery, and in May 1915 sailed to England on the SS Missanabie for further training. Johnson landed in France in September 1915 and proceeded to the front. On Sunday, November 19th 1916, at the Battle of the Ancre, Johnson was struck by shrapnel in the chest and abdomen, and was evacuated to a casualty clearing station, where he died of his wounds.
Constable David Hammond Johnson lies buried at the Contay British Cemetery in France.
| Name: | David Hammond Johnson |
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| Badge: | 511 |
| Rank: | Police Constable |
| Date of Birth: | June 9, 1891 |
| Age: | 26 |
| Length of Service: | 2 Years |
| Date of Death: | Nov. 19, 1916 |