Background
EDGEWORTH-JOHNSTONE, - Walter was born in Kingstown. Son of Robert Johnstone, Queen's Counsel, County Court Judge.
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Walter EDGEWORTH-JOHNSTONE
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Education
Studied at Saint Columba College. Trinity College, Dublin (Bachelor of Arts). Sandhurst.
Career
Lieutenant, 1st West India Regiment, 1886. Served in Yonnie Expedition, West Coast Africa, 1887 (mentioned in despatches. Medal and clasp); served in Expedition to Tambaku Country.
Also Expedition to the Gambia, West Coast Africa, including capture of Tambi and Toniataba (clasp, and mentioned in despatches).
Specially promoted to a company in the Royal Irish Regiment 1893. Appointed Superintendent Gymnasia, Southern District, 1894.
Assistant Inspector of Gymnasia, 1895-1899S. Won Sabre Challenge Cup, Royal Military Tournament, 1896. Superintendent Gymnasia, Curragh, 1898-1902.
Resident Magistrate, 1904.
Promoted to command 4th Battalion R. Irish Regiment, 1906. Royal Irish Regiment.
Membership
Clubs: National Sporting, Army and Navy. Irish Automobile.
Interests
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Dublin Uni versity Eleven and Rugby Fifteen, 1880-1884. Sandhurst Eleven and Rugby Fifteen, 1886. Gentlemen of Ireland, 1888.
Cricket.
Boxing: HeavyWeight Champion of Army, 1894. Amateur Heavy Weight Championship of England, 1895, 1896. Also Irish Championship, 1885.
Amateur Sabre Champion, 1898 and 1900.
Sabre Challenge Cup, R.M.T., 1898. Sabre, foils, and bayonet, Army Meeting, Aldershot, 1898.
Sabre and bayonet, Army Meeting, 1899. And sabre and foils, Irish Army Meeting, 1899.
Sabre Challenge Cup, R.M.T., 1900.
Fishing, shooting and motoring.
Connections
Spouse 1897, Helen Gunning Walker Waters.
