Jun 21, 1880

Born in Portsmouth, England

Sep 20, 1906

Married to Frances May Mitchell in Peterborough, Ontario

Nov 13, 1914

Attested into the 21^st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Number 59510 (temporary number 190)

Ø  Next of kin given as Frances May Johns, wife, Marmora, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Furnace Man

o   Later noted as Silver Smelting and Refining

Ø  No previous military experience given

Ø  Religion given as Church of England

Ø  Posted to “B” Company

o   This was later reorganized into “A” Company

The 21^st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.

May 6, 1915

Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec

May 15, 1915

Disembarked in Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training

Aug 27, 1915

Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal with pay

Sep 14, 1915

Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone

Sep 15, 1915

Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer

Apr 2, 1916

While in the N & O trenches near Voormezeele, Belgium, Lance Corporal Johns received shrapnel wounds to his left leg and was evacuated to a field ambulance for first aid before being transported to a casualty clearing station

Apr 3, 1916

Transferred to the No. 3 Canadian General Hospital in Boulogne, France for treatment

May 6, 1916

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Aberdonian

On arrival in England he was admitted to the Weston Favell Auxiliary Hospital, Northampton

Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital

May 8, 1916

Transferred to the No. 2 Military Hospital in Peterborough

Jul 26, 1916

Discharged from hospital and transferred to the 39^th Reserve Battalion in West Sandling

Oct 16, 1916

Admitted to the Moore Barracks Hospital in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Gastric Indigestion

Nov 22, 1916

Transferred to the Hermitage Military Hospital in Shorncliffe and the diagnosis was changed to read Indigestion

Dec 7, 1916

transferred to the 64^th Battalion for pay purposes while in hospital

Dec 29, 1916

Discharged from hospital and transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre in Hastings

Mar 1, 1917

Attached to the GDD (Garrison Duty Depot) in Hastings for light duties

Mar 8, 1917

Attached to the APM (Assistant Provost Marshall) for duty with Military Police

Mar 9, 1917

Attached to the CMP (Canadian Military Police) in London for duty

Mar 12, 1917

Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) and remained attached to Canadian Military Police

Apr 20, 1917

Transferred to the Assistant Provost Marshall and remained on police duty in London

Jul 13, 1917

Attached to the Assistant Provost Marshall in Buxton for police duty

Nov 26, 1917

Attached to the Canadian Military Police in London

Apr 16, 1918

Ceased to be attached to military police in London

Apr 24, 1918

Attached to the General Depot in Shorncliffe

Jun 17, 1918

Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada

Sep 24, 1918

Embarked the SS Llanstephan Castle in London

Oct 8, 1918

Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength the Casualty Company, Military District No. 3, Kingston

Oct 9, 1918

Granted leave until October 22, 1918

Nov 1, 1918

Admitted to the Queen’s University Hospital in Kingston with a diagnosis that reads Gastric Ulcer

Nov 13, 1918

Discharged to duty from hospital

Nov 21, 1918

Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Rank on discharge Lance Corporal

Ø  Entitled to War Service Badge Class “A”

Ø  Proposed residence on discharge 3 Strachan St., Belleville, Ontario

Following the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 3 Strachan St., Belleville, Ontario

Mar 30, 1924

George’s wife Frances died in Belleville, Ontario of Angina Pectoris and Neuritis and was buried in the Belleville Cemetery

He was later married to Mary Spencer in Belleville

Dec 21, 1938

George Henry Johns died in Mohawk, New York and was buried in the Armory Hill Cemetery, Illion, New York, USA