 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Johnston akarwa muHondo Yenyika Yokutanga, achishanda pamitsetse yokutanga yeWestern Front neExpeditionary Force yepakutanga, achirohwa kanokwana kana uye achisimuka kuva Brigadier General. Pakutanga Johnston akashanda somukuru mukuru wezviratidzo we7 Infantry Brigade. Akaenderera mberi achishanda munzvimbo iyoyo ne3rd Division asati ava, Brigade Major, Commanding Officer 10th Battalion Cheshire Regiment uye pakupedzisira Officer Commanding 126 Infantry Brigade. Johnston akatora rutivi mukurwisana paMons, Le Cateau uye kudzokera shure kwakatevera uye kufambira mberi kuAisne. Muna 1916, achitungamirira 10th Battalion Cheshire Regiment, akapiwa Distinguished Service Order DSO nokuda kwezvaakaita paHondo yeSomme. Gore rimwe gare gare muna 1917 aifanira kupiwa bhawa kuDSO yake nokuda kwezviito zvake paYpres. Mukati mehondo iye akanongedzerwa muDespatches kasingasviki kashanu uye muna 1916 akapiwa French Croix de guerre. Johnston akanyora diary achinyora zvaaiita muhondo. 