Regimental number | 5372 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Queen Street State School, Ballarat East, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Caretaker |
Address | 1 Laverton Street, Williamstown Beach, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Janet Elizabeth Johnston, Moonee Ponds PO, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Previous military service | 7th Regiment Ballarat before the war under Colonel Bennet. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Queant Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 32), Buissy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 96 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Elizabeth Ann JOHNSTON; husband of Janet E. JOHNSTON, 49 Ruskin Street, St. Kilda, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Joseph Henry Johnston, brother killed at Pozieres. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |