Police Constable Samuel Johnston
Samuel Johnston, Police Constable #426 of No. 9 Police Station (in the Keele St and Dundas St W area), lived at 15 Watson Avenue with his wife Elizabeth and their four children.
On January 8th 1915, Constable Johnston joined the 20th Battalion (Central Ontario), CEF, in Toronto. He sailed to England on the SS Megantic, where he continued military training. He landed in France in January 1916 and proceeded to the front. On September 16th 1916, during the Battle of Courcelette, Johnston was in a support trench where he was struck in the face by shrapnel from an enemy shell. Johnston was evacuated to an aid station where he died the following day, Sunday, September 17th, 1916.
Constable Samuel Johnston lies buried at Puchervilles British Cemetery in France.
| Name: | Samuel Johnston |
|---|---|
| Badge: | 426 |
| Rank: | Police Constable |
| Date of Birth: | April 18, 1887 |
| Age: | 29 |
| Length of Service: | 2 Years |
| Date of Death: | Sept. 17, 1916 |