11-557: William Johnston may refer to: Military [ edit ] William Henry Johnston (1879–1915), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross William J. Johnston (1918–1990), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient William Preston Johnston (1831–1899), lawyer, scholar, poet, and Confederate soldier Willie Johnston (Medal of Honor) (1850–1941), drummer boy in Company D of
22-611: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Henry Johnston William Henry Johnston VC (21 December 1879 – 8 June 1915) was a British soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Born 21 December 1879 in Leith , Edinburgh to Maj. William Johnston and Mary Johnston. Johnston
33-617: Is displayed at the Royal Engineers Museum , Chatham , Kent . Wade Johnston William Wade Johnston (April 9, 1898 – March 8, 1978) was an American baseball player. He was born in 1898 in Middleport, Ohio . He played in Negro major leagues as an outfielder from 1920 to 1932. In 12 seasons in the majors, he compiled a .303 batting average, .373 on-base percentage, and totaled 790 hits, 487 runs scored, and 371 RBIs. He led
44-536: The 3rd Vermont Infantry William Johnston (British Army officer) , Colonel of the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) 1838–1844 William Wallace Stewart Johnston (1887–1962), Australian soldier and medical doctor William Johnston Jr. (1861–1933), American military officer William P. Johnston (1849–1888), American sailor and recipient of the Medal of Honor Politics [ edit ] William Johnston (Australian politician) (1829–1894), one of
55-1856: The California State Senate William Johnston (Ontario politician) , Ontario MLA Religion [ edit ] William Johnston (minister) (1921–2005), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Frank Johnston (priest) (William Francis Johnston, 1930–2023), Anglican priest and military chaplain William Johnston (bishop) (1914–1986), of Dunwich William Johnston (priest) (1925-2010), Jesuit priest, and Christian Zen meditation advocate Sports [ edit ] William Johnston (athlete) (born 1964), Paralympic athlete from Ireland William Johnston (cricketer) (1867–1947), New Zealand cricketer William E. Johnston , American football player and coach of football, basketball and baseball Willie Johnston (born 1946), Scottish former footballer Wade Johnston (William Wade Johnston, 1898–1978), American baseball player Delirious (wrestler) (William Hunter Johnston, born 1980), professional wrestler Massa Johnston (William Johnston, 1881–1951), New Zealand rugby union and rugby league representative Billy Johnston (rugby union) , English rugby union player William Johnston (footballer) from List of Northern Ireland international footballers William Johnston (ice hockey) in Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame Others [ edit ] William Johnston (painter) (1732–1772), colonial American painter William Johnston (novelist) (1924–2010), American novelist William Johnston of Liverpool (1841–1917), early benefactor of
66-606: The Germans fired another mine producing a crater over 20 metres (66 ft) in diameter. Much of the British tunnelling in this sector was done by the 177th and 172nd Tunnelling Company , the latter commanded in early 1915 by Captain William Henry Johnston VC. Johnston left 172nd Tunnelling Company in early May and was killed in action at Ypres on 8 June 1915. He eventually achieved the rank of major . His Victoria Cross
77-1048: The Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1874–1877 William Johnston (Canadian politician) (1876–1925), Labour MLA for Medicine Hat, 1921–1926 William Johnston (congressman) (1819–1866), U.S. Representative from Ohio William Johnston (Irish politician) (1829–1902), Irish politician and Orangeman William Johnston (judge) (1804–1891), judge, legislator and bureaucrat from Ohio William Johnston (Lord Provost) (1802–1888), Scottish map publisher and Lord Provost of Edinburgh William Ernest George Johnston (1884–1951), Lord Mayor of Belfast William Erskine Johnston (1905–1993), Canadian politician William F. Johnston (1808–1872), governor of Pennsylvania, 1848–1852 William Agnew Johnston (1848–1937), American politician in Kansas William Johnston (senator) , President pro tempore of
88-989: The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England William Andrew Johnston (1871–1929), American journalist and author William Campbell Johnston (1860–1938), Scottish lawyer and cricketer Will Johnston (William Michael Johnston, born 1936), American historian William N. Johnston , 16th president of Wesley College (Delaware) William L. Johnston (1811–1849), carpenter-architect in Philadelphia William Johnston (producer) from Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture William Johnston (screenwriter) of The Truth About Love William Johnston (editor) from Edward Quillinan William Johnston (mariner) from Johnston Passage See also [ edit ] Bill Johnston (disambiguation) William Johnson (disambiguation) William Johnstone (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
99-569: The river. Johnston afterwards served with the tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers at St Eloi in the Ypres Salient . Mining activity by the Royal Engineers began at St Eloi in early 1915. The Germans exploded mines under the area known as The Mound just south-east of St Eloi in March 1915 and in the ensuing fighting the British suffered some 500 casualties. A month later, on 14 April 1915,
110-410: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Johnston&oldid=1255248749 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
121-725: Was a captain in the 59th Field Company, Corps of Royal Engineers , British Army . He was 34 years old, on 14 September 1914 during the Race to the Sea at Missy , France, in the First World War , he performed an act of bravery for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. His citation read: At Missy, on 14th Sept., under a heavy fire all day until 7 p.m., worked with his own hand two rafts bringing back wounded and returning with ammunition; thus enabling advanced Brigade to maintain its position across
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