Son of William and Maria Johnston. Native of Brunswick, Victoria, Australia.
Regimental number 3876
School West Brunswick State School, 2890, Victoria
Religion Baptist
Occupation Tinsmith
Address 20 Moreland Road, North Brunswick, Victoria
Marital status Widower
Age at embarkation 26
Next of kin Sister, Miss I Johnston, 20 Moreland Road, West Brunswick, Victoria
Enlistment date 17 July 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 5th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll 5th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 4 October 1917
Place of death or wounding Broodseinde Ridge, Passchendaele, Belgium
Age at death 28
Age at death from cemetery records 28
Place of burial Aeroplane Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 22), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 44
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: William and Maria JOHNSTON. Native of Brunswick, Victoria
Regimental number 3876
School West Brunswick State School, 2890, Victoria
Religion Baptist
Occupation Tinsmith
Address 20 Moreland Road, North Brunswick, Victoria
Marital status Widower
Age at embarkation 26
Next of kin Sister, Miss I Johnston, 20 Moreland Road, West Brunswick, Victoria
Enlistment date 17 July 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 5th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll 5th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 4 October 1917
Place of death or wounding Broodseinde Ridge, Passchendaele, Belgium
Age at death 28
Age at death from cemetery records 28
Place of burial Aeroplane Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 22), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 44
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: William and Maria JOHNSTON. Native of Brunswick, Victoria
Son of William and Maria Johnston. Native of Brunswick, Victoria, Australia.
Regimental number 3876
School West Brunswick State School, 2890, Victoria
Religion Baptist
Occupation Tinsmith
Address 20 Moreland Road, North Brunswick, Victoria
Marital status Widower
Age at embarkation 26
Next of kin Sister, Miss I Johnston, 20 Moreland Road, West Brunswick, Victoria
Enlistment date 17 July 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 5th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll 5th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 4 October 1917
Place of death or wounding Broodseinde Ridge, Passchendaele, Belgium
Age at death 28
Age at death from cemetery records 28
Place of burial Aeroplane Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 22), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 44
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: William and Maria JOHNSTON. Native of Brunswick, Victoria
Regimental number 3876
School West Brunswick State School, 2890, Victoria
Religion Baptist
Occupation Tinsmith
Address 20 Moreland Road, North Brunswick, Victoria
Marital status Widower
Age at embarkation 26
Next of kin Sister, Miss I Johnston, 20 Moreland Road, West Brunswick, Victoria
Enlistment date 17 July 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 5th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll 5th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 4 October 1917
Place of death or wounding Broodseinde Ridge, Passchendaele, Belgium
Age at death 28
Age at death from cemetery records 28
Place of burial Aeroplane Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 22), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 44
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: William and Maria JOHNSTON. Native of Brunswick, Victoria
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