His story
Maurice Johnson worked as a farm assistant in Tideswell, Derbyshire. His parents, Mr and Mrs Edwin Johnson, lived in Manchester Road, Tideswell.
His military service was as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps, attached to the Royal Field Artillery’s 56th Brigade. Maurice died on 15 July 1916, aged 24, and is buried at Deolali Government Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Farm Assistant
- Residence recorded
- Tideswell
- Family
- CWGC particulars: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Johnson, of Manchester Rd., Tideswell, Derbyshire.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/4948
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Other regiment or formation
- Royal Field Artillery
- Unit
- 56th Bde
- Attachment
- Royal Field Artillery — 56th Brigade (attached)
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 15 July 1916
- Age
- 24
- Place of death
- India
- Recorded cause
- Cholera
- Cemetery or memorial
- Deolali Government Cemetery
- Grave reference
- Plot CE. Row K. Grave 11.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 96
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Maurice Johnson”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/johnson-maurice-se-4948/.
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