| Regimental number | 243 |
| Place of birth | Orbost Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Orbost, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, John Johnston, Orbost, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Machine Gun Company 15, Reinforcement 2 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/20/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Machine Gun Company |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A1, Grave No. 5), Ypres, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Eva JOHNSTON, Orbost, Victoria |