VSRB Vol 5 - Royal Canadian Legion

Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion
JOHNSON, Frederick Douglas
WWI
Doug, son of George and Annie (Creelman) Johnson of Newton Mills, was born in
1896. He was recruited in 1917. Prior to this, he had been farming in Alberta. He
went overseas with the 1 st Depot Battalion Alberta Regiment and served in England
following his basic training. After the war, he returned to Alberta and purchased land
and continued farming. He married Laura Hubbel. Doug passed away in 1970.
Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
JOHNSON, George Daniel
WWII
George, son of Warren and Catherine (Morris) Johnson of Newton Mills, was born
in 1912 and enlisted in the RCAF and trained as a Flying Instructor at Pearce, AB,
and served in that capacity during the war. He married Lorna MacPhee of Elmsdale.
After the war, he worked as a civilian flying instructor in several parts of Nova
Scotia. He died at Ardoise Hill, Hants County, in 1967, when the plane he was
flying in bad weather crashed after striking cables used to support a tower.
Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
JOHNSON, Harry Arthur
WWI
Harry, son of Arthur and Margaret (Creelman) Johnson of Newton Mills, was born
in 1892 and served overseas with the 193 rd , the 75 th and the 20 th Battalions. He
received special mention in a military dispatch, which in turn earned him a special
military medal with oak leaves. After the war, he worked in different parts of Nova
Scotia with the Department of Agriculture, then became postmaster at Upper
Stewiacke, a position that he held until his retirement in 1959. He married Norma
Cox, daughter of J. D. and Annie (Johnson) Cox of Upper Stewiacke Village.
Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
JOHNSON, James Foster
WWI & WWII
Foster, son of George and Annie (Creelman) Johnson of Newton Mills, was born in 1893 and
enlisted in Truro in 1914. In 1915, he joined the Canadian Mounted Rifles and trained in Val
Cartier then went overseas. He was sent to France but developed pneumonia so was taken back to
England. He later went back to France and saw active duty at Vimy and Passchendaele, where he
was gassed with mustard gas. He returned to Canada in 1919. He enlisted again for WWII and
served in various places in Canada. James was then sent overseas again, and in 1943, he helped
escort 3,000 German POW’s to Canada. He finished his war career as an instructor in Debert. He
married Mary Logan from Cross Roads and lived in Alberta.
Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
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