Regimental number | 548 |
Place of birth | Ngapard, Otago, New Zealand |
Place of birth | Ugapara, New Zealand |
School | Clyde Quay School, Wellington, New Zealand |
Other training | Farming |
Age on arrival in Australia | 22 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | GPO Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Mrs Johnston, 2 Lincoln Street, Ponsonby, Auckland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A31 Ajana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 4 November 1914. Served Gallipoli 28 April 1915 to 13 August 1915. Sent to England sick. Served Hana? 18 December 1916 to 26 May 1917. (Wife) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Vaulse, Bapaume |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Vaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot I, row K, Grave No. 27), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Walker Agnes JOHNSTON; husband of Ethel Maude JOHNSTON, Queen Street, Waiuku, New Zealand |