Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 175 JOHNSON, Francis McGill “Mac” WWI Mac, as he was known, was born in 1898, the son of William and Jessie (Harrison) Johnson of Upper Stewiacke Village and Cross Roads. He enlisted in 1915 in the 106th Battalion and went overseas with them. After the war, he returned to Cross Roads for a time, then moved to British Columbia, married, and lived there for the rest of his life. Mac passed away in 1969. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society 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 1st 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, Harry Arthur WWI Harry, son of Arthur and Margaret (Creelman) Johnson of Newton Mills, was born in 1892 and served overseas with the 193rd, the 75th and the 20th 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
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