Source: 116th Excel sheet by Mark Carmichael re. soldiers of 116th that served with the 18th Battalion.
Family Search: When William Victor Douglas Johnston was born on 12 July 1894, in Utica, Ontario, Ontario, Canada, his father, John Johnston, was 27 and his mother, Phoebe Jane Sophia Littleproud, was 24. He married Hazel Griffen on 17 March 1920, in Port Perry, Durham, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Port Perry, Ontario, Ontario, Canada in 1915. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1915, at the age of 21, his occupation is listed as farmer in Port Perry, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. He died in April 1952, in Whitby Township, Ontario, Canada West, British Colonial America, at the age of 57.
| Reg number | 745097 |
| Name | Johnston Victor William |
| Rank | Private |
| Year of Birth | 3/8/1905 |
| Date of Death | |
| Cemetery | |
| Cemetery location | |
| Country of birth | Canada |
| Home Country | Canada |
| City born | Port Perry, Ont |
| Address | R.R. No. 4, Port Perry, Ont |
| Enlistment Date | 12/16/1915 |
| Drafted? | |
| Enlistment place | Port Perry |
| Origin Unit | 116th Battalion |
| Pre war Unit | |
| Final Bn | 18th |
| Ship | SS Olympic |
| Date in England | 7/31/1916 |
| Date in France | |
| Date w 116 | 12/16/1915 |
| Left 116th | 10/5/1916 |
| Married | no |
| Occupation | farmer |
| Wounded date | 5/5/1917 |
| Wound type/Death particuolars | GSW face and chest, accidentally wounded |
| KIA | |
| DOW | |
| Died other | |
| Missing/Presumed Dead | |
| Wounded | yes |
| Sick | |
| PTSD | |
| Medals | |
| Vimy | |
| Vimy area | |
| Raid | |
| Hill 70 | |
| Pass | |
| Amiens | |
| Parvillers | |
| Boiry | |
| Canal | |
| Other | |
| Unit History | 116th to 18th to 2nd Cnd Div Burial party |
| Other details | A Coy |
| Field Punishment | |
| FP Details | |
| Gravestone | |
| Underage | |
| Medically Unit | |
| Deserter | |
| Undesirable | |
| Casualty Description |
“A black and white photograph of Vic Johnston. It is labeled “Vic Johnston” on black tape with gold coloured typeface directly on the photograph. This photograph was on the back of the first leaf of Alex Brown’s album and located in the top left pocket. This leaf had 4 pockets for photos on each side. In the top left pocket was this photo of Vic Johnston. The top right photo was of “Pte James Palmer”. At bottom left is “Bill Brown” and bottom right “Harold Boys”.”
War Diary of the 18th Battalion CEF 