Robert Johnston
Captain, Imperial Light Horse (Natal)
- Register No.
- 646 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Captain all Captains →
- Unit
- Imperial Light Horse (Natal) all Imperial Light Horse VCs →
- Date of action
- 21 October 1899 on this day → all of 1899 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second Boer War
- London Gazette
- 12th February 1901 on this day → all of 1901 →
- Born
- 13th August 1872 at Laputa, County Donegal, Ireland
- Died
- 25th March 1950 at Kilkenny, Ireland
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 21st October 1899 at the Elandslaagte, South Africa, at a most critical moment, when the advance was temporarily checked by extremely severe fire at point-blank range, Captain Johnston and Captain Mullins (reg No. 901) rushed courageously forward under very heavy fire and rallied the men, thus enabling the decisive flanking movement to be carried out
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
JOHNSTON, Robert. (reg No. 646).
Captain. Imperial Light Horse (Natal).
London Gazetted on 12th February 1901.
Born on 13th August 1872 at Laputa, County Donegal, Ireland.
Died on 25th March 1950 at Kilkenny, Ireland.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 21st October 1899 at the Elandslaagte, South Africa, at a most critical moment, when the advance was temporarily checked by extremely severe fire at point-blank range, Captain Johnston and Captain Mullins (reg No. 901) rushed courageously forward under very heavy fire and rallied the men, thus enabling the decisive flanking movement to be carried out
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