16th may 1915 gallipoli
8th manchesters sector
we discovered a machine gun amongst the trees,about 150yds from our trenches,capt oldfield and cpl hall,went out with a 100 men,to try and get it,in the meantime major stevenson and Lt johnson went to look for new positions,the men had hardly got 50yds,when they came under fire from four other machine guns that were also hidden in the trees,compelling them to retire,Lt johnson was hit in the stomach and killed
Lt percy,clarkson johnson,8th [ardwick] battalion.killed 16th may 1915