He must have died in 1917 as his widow is being awarded a pension for some of the children in that year.
There's not much left of the service papers but it looks like he only served at home. Expected because of his age I guess.
He is missing from the CWGC database.
now... he was 7-1731 Sargeant Charles Johnson 1/7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.
no medal index card for him but there is one for:
7-1732 Private Charles Johnson 1/7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.
This is almost certainly father and son, sequential numbers saying they signed up together.
Charles junior is one of the originals, to France & Flanders 21/04/1915.
To confuse matters there is another Charles Johnson on the AVL at Stable Row Radcliffe serving with the Durham Light Infantry.
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