Wilfred Johnson (pilot)
Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson (born Osman Wilfred Kemal; September 4, 1909 – May 10, 1992) was a Royal Air Force pilot, farmer, and the grandfather of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Born in 1909 in to Ali Kemal, an interior minister of the Ottoman Empire, and his Anglo-Swiss wife Winifred Brun who died during childbirth, Johnson was raised in the United Kingdom by his English grandmother Margaret Johnson, whose surname he later adopted.
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Born | Osman Wilfred Kemal 4 September 1909 Bournemouth, England |
Died | 10 May 1992 82) | (aged
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Spouse(s) | Irene Williams
( m. 1936; died 1987) |
Children | Stanley Johnson 2 others |
Parent(s) | Ali Kemal (father) |
Relatives | Boris Johnson (grandson) Jo Johnson (grandson) Rachel Johnson (granddaughter) Zeki Kuneralp (half-brother) |
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Years of service | 1939–1946 |
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He met his wife Irene Williams in Egypt in 1936, and served as a fighter pilot in World War 2. Following the war, he worked as a farmer in Devon.[2]
References
- "Osman Ali Kemal Johnson, "Wilfred Johnson",". geni.com.
- Bird, Steve (2 May 2020). "The story of Wilfred Johnson, the decorated WW2 pilot who has given his name to the Prime Minister's son". Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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