| Surname: | Johnston |
| Initials: | L C E |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 2612724 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. Formerly Grenadier Guards, 3/1/40 transferred to CMP. 30/5/40 reported missing Extracts from Army Record:- He was born 8/2/13 at Lancaster, Lancs, He enlisted at Lancaster 7/3/31, He resided at Manchester, Lancs, He married Ivy Dawson 10/2/36 at the R O, Lancaster, Occupation telegraph messenger. He served Home 7/3/31 to 27/11/31, Egypt 28/11/31 to 8/11/32, Home 9/11/32 to 6/3/34, Army Reserve 7/3/34 to 1/12/39, Mobilized 2/12/39 to 7/4/40, BEF 8/4/40. to 30/5/40, POW Germany 31/5/40 to 4/3/45, Russia 5/3/45 to 29/3/45, Home 30/3/45 to 9/3/46, Serving with 42 Div Pro Coy, Missing POW, reported in Allied hands (Russia)17/5/45 45 Div Pro Coy, 31/8/45 to CMP Depot, 22/9/45 to 164 HQ Pro Coy, to class Z (T) reserve 10/3/46. Casualty List 258/22, BEF, France, missing believed POW, 30/5/1940. Casualty List 283/48, BEF, France, POW previously reported Missing on List 258. POW. Stalag 20 A Thorn Podgorz. Casualty List 1711/25, POW. previously reported POW in German hands (Germany) not not POW. previous List 283, France. 15/2/49 He was awarded the 1939- 1945 Star,War Medal. Address:- 52 Windermere Road, Lancaster, Lancs. Leslie Charles Edward Johnston. CMP. Enlisted in the Grenadier Guards, transferred to CMP. Casualty List, BEF, France, Missing believed POW, 30/5/1940. 1946 Discharged. Leslie Charles Edward Johnston. |
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| Imprisonment: | Stalag XX A POLAND 🇵🇱 |