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2nd Lieutenant Walter Johnston in NOT listed in the CWGC. |
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The 1901 census lists Walter Wilson as age 3 living with the family at house 4 in Glaslough, County Monaghan. His father was the Station Manager for the Great Northern Railway in Monaghan Town. |
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By 1911 Walter was 13 years old. The family now lived at 24 North Road in Monaghan town. His parent had been married 15 years. Walter was at school. |
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Walter attended the Model School in Monaghan before transferring to Royal School Dungannon in 1913. |
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Walter then went on to pursue a military career by entering Sandhurst in England on 27 April 1916. |
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After training, in October 1916, he obtained a commission with the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. |
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It seems he served throughout the remainder of the war. |
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Walter Wilson Johnston was the son of Walter and Martha Johnston. They were married about 1896. Walter was born on 10th October 1897 in County Monaghan. Walter was an only child. |
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2nd Lieutenant Walter Wilson Johnston is buried in the churchyard of Monaghan Presbyterian Church. |
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Johnston, 17 May 1920, from illness contracted on active service, Lieutenant Walter W Johnston, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, son of Walter Johnston and Mrs Johnston, Swan Park, Monaghan. |
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His parents went on to live at Frederick House, Lurgan |
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Many thanks to Paul Kerr and the Royal School Dungannon for his research and all the information provided. |
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From the Weekly Irish Times dated Saturday 22 May 1920: Roll of Honour |
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2nd Lieutenant Walter Johnston died on 17th May 1920 from an illness contracted whilst on active service. He was 22 years old. |
