Following the out-break .of the First World War, when he reached the military age, he volunteered for service and was assigned to the Eighth Siege Battery. Later he was transferred to the Fourth Artillery Battery, owing to the fact that his brother Arthur was a member of the Eighth.

For thirteen months Mr. Johnstone was in active service, partici- pating in many of the fiercest battles in the entire war. Good fortune however favored him in many crucial moments, leaving him unscathed at the end of the war ready to return to his home and many friends.

Arthur who had served more than a year in the front lines was less fortunate than his brother Ernest. The crucil fates of war claimed him as one of its victims. Arthur made the supreme sacrifice defending freedom

and Christian principles.

Mr. Johnstone on his return from overseas engaged in farming on his fathers farm and remained there for some time, until he pur- chased a large farm in Burlington, owned by the late J. B. Millman, now the setting .of the famous Woodleigh Replicas. Shortly after moving to his new home, he married Miss Janie McEwen of Campbellton, Prince Edward Island. They have three children, two girls and a boy. The son Archie is now a partner of his father in the operation of the farm and various enterprises. Their daughter Doris is married to Mr. Vernon E. Wi"iams, Charlottetown and their second daughter Elizabeth is married to Mr. David Black of Rhode Island. Their son Archie is married to Felicia Clark, Kensington. Mr. Johnstone although engaged in many activities did not entirely disengage himself from military persuits. He joined the militia in Charlottetown and became a member of the Prince Ed- ward Island Light Horse, spending part of each year on military duty. Mr. Johnstone’s keen interest in his brigade and his devotion to duty mcr’ted for him successive promotions until he was finally made Colonel

01' the Brigade.

On the outbreak of World War Two he was appointed officer in command of the Home Guard.

While in Europe and Scotland Mr. Johnstone was deeply impress- ed with the architecture and beauty of many structures he saw while there. He was visionary and ambitious to translate some of his dreams into z‘ctuality. He would build the exact replica of one of the buildings he had seen. He finally decided that his first creation would be Glamis Castle, the birth place of The Queen Mother Elizabeth. An understanding of this nature necessitated a vast amount of study and planning as well as extra trips to Europe. Finally the day arrived when work started and continued for several months until the castle was completed in 1946. The exact scaling and meticulous work done by Mr. Johnstone on this project made the little castle an exact replica in most minute detail of Glamis Castle in Scotland. Since then Mr. Johnstone has been adding yearly to the group of English and Scottish replicas.

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