Henry Halcro Johnston
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| Full name | Henry Halcro Johnston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 September 1856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Orphir House, Orphir, Orkney, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 October 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Orphir, Orkney, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dollar Academy Edinburgh Collegiate School |
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| University | Edinburgh University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Fullback | ||
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| 1876–1877 |
 Scotland
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Colonel Henry Halcro Johnston CB CBE DL FRSE FLS (13 September 1856 – 18 October 1939) was a Scottish botanist, physician, rugby union international and Deputy Lieutenant for Orkney. As a member of Edinburgh University RFC he represented Scotland in 1877 and went on to make a significant contribution to botany and horticulture through his meticulous collection and recording of plant species during and after his distinguished military career.
Henry Halcro Johnston was born at Orphir House, Orkney, Scotland, on 13 September 1856, the fifth son of James Johnston J.P., 11th Laird of Coubister, Orkney - a descendant of the brother of James Johnston (1724–1800). He was educated at Dollar Academy, followed by the Collegiate School of Edinburgh, and finally at the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated M.B., C.M. in 1880.
Having qualified as a doctor, Johnston entered the army as a surgeon on 30 July 1881. His war service included Sudan, in 1885, at Suakin, for which he received the Egypt Medal (with the Suakin 1885 clasp) and Khedive's Star.
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