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Johnston

Percy Herbert

Lieutenant Colonel

He was born in Cawnpore on 13 July 1851, son of Surgeon-Major J. W. Johnston, M.D., 85th Regiment. Educated at Queen's College, Cork, he qualified as a BA and MD at the RUI. He entered the Army as a Surgeon on 4 February 1877 and served in the Afghan War during 1879-80, in the Zaimusht Expedition and assault and capture of Zawa. Service in the Hazara Expedition of 1888 was followed in February 1889 by promotion to Surgeon-Major. Advanced to Lieutenant-Colonel in February 1897 he then saw active service in the Boer War. He was granted the local rank of Colonel whilst in charge of a General Hospital in Pietermaritzburg. For his services he was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 2 December 1899, 30 March 1900, 23 June 1902) and was awarded the CMG (London Gazette 29 November 1900). Retiring from the Service in 1906, he was later County Director of the Voluntary Aid Organisation, Flintshire and Denbighshire, 1911-14, served in the Flintshire Territorial Association 1913-14, and was Senior Medical Officer of the Mersey Defences, 1914-19 with the rank of Brevet Colonel. Late in life, in 1926, he was awarded an honorary D.Sc. by the National University of Ireland. Colonel Johnston died on 13 August 1932.
CMG b/b, Afghan (0) (Surg, 85th Foot), IGS 1854 (1) Hazara 1888 (Surgn, MS), QSA (4) CC TH OFS RofL (Lt Colonel, CMG, RAMC), KSA (2) (Lt Col, MD, CMG, RAMC). DNW Sep 06 £1,200.
Source: List of CMG recipients. Various sources

Royal Army Medical Corps

Johnston

Percy W

304

Source: Medal rolls

Canada, 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles

Johnston

Peter

Bearer

Source: Nominal roll in WO127

Imperial Bearer Corps

Johnston