Basic Details
Surname
Johnston
Forenames
Geoffrey Stewart
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Memorial only shows the monogram GSJ. This relates to Lt Geoffrey Stewart Johnston, Essex Yeomanry, youngest son of Reginald Eden Johnston of Terlings, Gilston, Hertfordshire, killed in action on 13th May 1915 aged 24, during the second Battle of Ypres.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Essex Yeomanry
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Lieutenant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Town of death
Ypres
Country of burial
Belgium
Town of burial
Ypres
Cemetery
Menin Gate
Year of death
1915
Month of death
May
Day of death
14
Age at death
34
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action