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Robert Henry JOHNSON

Regimental number5388
Other NamesJOHNSTON
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBemboka, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, R H Johnston, Pericoe, via Bega, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
FateDied of wounds 24 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBecourt Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row Y, Grave No. 13), Becordal-Becourt, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
157
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert Henry and Mary Ann JOHNSTON, Pericoe, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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