Lt. Stuart Johnston was gazetted in 1939, and served with 4th battalion Queens Own Cameron Highlanders in France in 1940. Severely wounded in 4th Camerons attack of the night of 3rd / 4th June 1940 on the Saar at Abbeville, he lay out in the open all day, unable to be rescued during daylight. He did in fact manage to crawl back, in spite of his severe wounds. He was evacuated back to England.

On recovery Lt Stuart Houston Johnston joined 5th battalion and sailed for Egypt. At 0100 hours 2nd November 1942 Operation 'Supercharge' began, seeing Lt. Johnston wounded and evacuated again. Upon recovery he rejoined 5th Camerons in late January 1943 near Tripoli.
During the Mareth line operations he was wounded again on the night of 15th / 16th March 1943, at Wadi Zeuss. He was not to return to 5th Camerons on recovery from his wounds.

by kind permission of Roderick Johnston (son)