Alfred was the son of Frederick Johnson and Kate Spicer Johnson. He lost two of his brothers in the war. John Frederic Johnson (Memorial# 12989693) and Alex Cuthbert Johnson (Memorial# 56382252).
From what is known from the diary of his unit, and assuming that he stayed with them all the time, it is very likely that he died of either a gas attack or snipers in the area of the Battalion headquarters in L'Eveque Woods just east of Le Pommereuil, France and about 5 1/2 miles northeast of St. Souplet British Cemetery. The Battalion diary for that day indicates 3 Ordinary Recruits killed on October 25, 17 days before the cease fire of November 11. A map of his Battalion's odyssey beginning on August 1st is at
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jMrKnl-pSUsTq2BwLJz1615uOIA&usp=sharing
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Service No: 14845
Age: 18
Regiment/Service: The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 1st Bn.
From what is known from the diary of his unit, and assuming that he stayed with them all the time, it is very likely that he died of either a gas attack or snipers in the area of the Battalion headquarters in L'Eveque Woods just east of Le Pommereuil, France and about 5 1/2 miles northeast of St. Souplet British Cemetery. The Battalion diary for that day indicates 3 Ordinary Recruits killed on October 25, 17 days before the cease fire of November 11. A map of his Battalion's odyssey beginning on August 1st is at
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jMrKnl-pSUsTq2BwLJz1615uOIA&usp=sharing
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Service No: 14845
Age: 18
Regiment/Service: The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 1st Bn.
Alfred was the son of Frederick Johnson and Kate Spicer Johnson. He lost two of his brothers in the war. John Frederic Johnson (Memorial# 12989693) and Alex Cuthbert Johnson (Memorial# 56382252).
From what is known from the diary of his unit, and assuming that he stayed with them all the time, it is very likely that he died of either a gas attack or snipers in the area of the Battalion headquarters in L'Eveque Woods just east of Le Pommereuil, France and about 5 1/2 miles northeast of St. Souplet British Cemetery. The Battalion diary for that day indicates 3 Ordinary Recruits killed on October 25, 17 days before the cease fire of November 11. A map of his Battalion's odyssey beginning on August 1st is at
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jMrKnl-pSUsTq2BwLJz1615uOIA&usp=sharing
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Service No: 14845
Age: 18
Regiment/Service: The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 1st Bn.
From what is known from the diary of his unit, and assuming that he stayed with them all the time, it is very likely that he died of either a gas attack or snipers in the area of the Battalion headquarters in L'Eveque Woods just east of Le Pommereuil, France and about 5 1/2 miles northeast of St. Souplet British Cemetery. The Battalion diary for that day indicates 3 Ordinary Recruits killed on October 25, 17 days before the cease fire of November 11. A map of his Battalion's odyssey beginning on August 1st is at
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jMrKnl-pSUsTq2BwLJz1615uOIA&usp=sharing
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Service No: 14845
Age: 18
Regiment/Service: The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 1st Bn.
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