track down family of F/Lt G.S.Johnson DFC and Bar

[Ad van Zantvoort]

For a proposed memorial unveiled 8th Febr 2020 I trying to track down the family of a Leicester warhero F/Lt Gerard Stansfield Johnson. He was the Son of Arthur and Emily Mary Johnson ,of Leicester. F/Lt G.S.Johnson was the Bombaimer of a Lancaster crew of Lancaster ND961 who took part in a raid on Ladbergen(Dortmund Ems canal) on 8th Febr 1945. Over Holland ND961 collided with Lancaster PB181 and both crashed which took the lives of total 15 crewmembers among them G.Johnson. Sadly I have no further info about his birthplace and/or date.

Regards,
Adrian van Zantvoort

[[Ray]]

 Flt Lt (Air Bomber) Gerard Stansfield Johnson
50002, DFC and Bar, RAF 97 Squadron
(Died) 8 Feb 1945 Age 23, Son of Arthur and Emily Mary Johnson of Leicester
Plot RR Grave 26
Eindhoven (Wensel) General Cemetery, Eindhoven Jewish Cemetery.
Source UK CWealth War Graves 1939-1947 Netherlands (page 16)

 
 

[[Ray]]

? Birth       Mar 1922 King's N.      6d 27 Gerard S Johnson  (mmn Walker )     

? Marriage Dec 1916  Bromsgrove 6c 479 Arthur Johnson / Emily M Walker     

 There is a newspaper card mentioning his twin brother Bryan.     

? Birth       Mar 1922 King's N.      6d 26 Bryan W Johnson  (mmn Walker )     

[Ad van Zantvoort]

Hi Ray,  Many Thanks for the info. I have already the info you send which I took from the CWGC wargrave register but not the birth and marriage of his parents. Many Thanks for that. I hope that the end result is that we get in touch with his family.
Cheers,
Adrian

[[Ray]]

( Amended prev post )     

[[Ray]]

Anc has a tree with a lot more info (Bryan and family)   

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/109629597/person/410075238209/facts          

I left a msg (YEOMANTerry) to come to this thread     

Bryan died 2017, his wife 1997, his only offspring (son) 2000

Ray

[Ad van Zantvoort]

Many Thanks Ray for all your trouble and contribution which is fantastic!!!  I haven't access to Anc but I am gratefull that you left a message to the thread. Sad to hear that his twinbrother Bryan died in 2017, his Wife in 1997 and their only son in 2000. What a tragedy.  Hopefully you have luck to get in touch with a familymember or close relative or distant.

Cheers,
Adrian

[Treetotal]

Have you seen this Adrian:

https://gravenstichtingbrabant.nl/graven/gerard-stansfield-johnson-2/

Carol

[Ad van Zantvoort]

Nope , but thanks to you I have visit the site and get some information about F/Lt Johnson.

Many Thanks,
Adrian