Sir Charles Johnston, 1st Baronet
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Sir Charles Johnston, 1st Baronet (3 May 1848 – 10 April 1933), was Lord Mayor of London for 1914 –15.[1]
Prior to serving as Lord Mayor he was an Alderman and, in 1910–11, Sheriff of the City of London. In World War I he was instrumental in forming the 26th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (Bankers) from City workers as a 'Pals battalion' of Kitchener's New Army, and served as its Honorary Colonel (1914–15).[2]
He was created a Baronet in January 1916 which became extinct on his death.
References
- New York Times. 20 December 1914. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ H.C. O’Neill, The Royal Fusiliers in the Great War, London: Heinemann, 1922/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2002, ISBN 978-1-84342-173-3, p. 22.
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