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Francis Harold JOHNSTON

Regimental number2915
Place of birthRylestone, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationHairdresser
AddressRozelle, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ellen Patricia Johnston, 'Aintree', Goolmango, Lismore, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name58th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/75/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 3 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 30 September 1918
Place of death or woundingTincourt, France
Age at death28.9
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialTincourt New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row F, Grave No. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Robert and Sarah JOHNSTON; husband of Ellen P. CASEY (formerly JOHNSTON), 27 Hunter Street, Lismore, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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