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Johnston was commissioned as an [[Ensign (rank)|ensign]] in the [[66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot|66th Regiment of Foot]] on 21 February 1822.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/thberkshireregi00unkngoog/thberkshireregi00unkngoog_djvu.txt|title=The 66th Berkshire Regiment, a brief history of its service at home and abroad from 1758 to 1881|first=J. Percy|last= Groves|publisher=Joseph J. Beecroft|year=1887|accessdate=24 December 2015}}</ref> He was promoted to [[lieutenant]] on 1 October 1826, to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] on 24 October 1826 and to [[major]] on 20 May 1836.<ref name=bio/> Promoted to [[lieutenant-colonel]] on 28 December 1838, he commanded his regiment during the [[Lower Canada Rebellion]].<ref name=bio/> He |
Johnston was commissioned as an [[Ensign (rank)|ensign]] in the [[66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot|66th Regiment of Foot]] on 21 February 1822.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/thberkshireregi00unkngoog/thberkshireregi00unkngoog_djvu.txt|title=The 66th Berkshire Regiment, a brief history of its service at home and abroad from 1758 to 1881|first=J. Percy|last= Groves|publisher=Joseph J. Beecroft|year=1887|accessdate=24 December 2015}}</ref> He was promoted to [[lieutenant]] on 1 October 1826, to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] on 24 October 1826 and to [[major]] on 20 May 1836.<ref name=bio/> Promoted to [[lieutenant-colonel]] on 28 December 1838, he commanded his regiment during the [[Lower Canada Rebellion]].<ref name=bio/> |
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He was the colonel of the [[66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot]] from 1870 until it was amalgamated with the [[49th Foot]] to form the [[Royal Berkshire Regiment|Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)]] in 1881, after which he was Colonel of the 2nd Battalion of the new regiment until his death in 1891. <ref>"Deaths". The Times. 31 December 1891. p. 1</ref> |
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Thomas Henry Johnston | |
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| Died | 1891 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | 66th Regiment of Foot |
| Battles/wars | Lower Canada Rebellion |
General Thomas Henry Johnston (died 1891) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's).
Military career
Johnston was commissioned as an ensign in the 66th Regiment of Foot on 21 February 1822.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 October 1826, to captain on 24 October 1826 and to major on 20 May 1836.[1] Promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 28 December 1838, he commanded his regiment during the Lower Canada Rebellion.[1]
He was the colonel of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot from 1870 until it was amalgamated with the 49th Foot to form the Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) in 1881, after which he was Colonel of the 2nd Battalion of the new regiment until his death in 1891. [2]
References
- ^ a b c Groves, J. Percy (1887). "The 66th Berkshire Regiment, a brief history of its service at home and abroad from 1758 to 1881". Joseph J. Beecroft. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Deaths". The Times. 31 December 1891. p. 1