Norman JOHNSTON

Regimental number	2759
Place of birth	Brooklet, New South Wales
True Name	JOHNSTON, Robert William Norman
School	Brooklet Public School, Tenterfield Superior Public School, New South Wales
Occupation	Farmer
Address	Brooklet, New South Wales
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	29
Height	5' 10"
Weight	154 lbs
Next of kin	Father, D. Johnston, Brooklet, Richmond River, New South Wales
Previous military service	Nil
Enlistment date	11 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	28 August 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	15th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/32/2
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 1 September 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Private
Unit from Nominal Roll	15th Battalion
Fate	Died of disease 14 November 1915
Place of death or wounding	Lemnos
Date of death	14 November 1915
Age at death	28
Age at death from cemetery records	29
Place of burial	East Mudros Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 80), Lemnos, Greece
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial	76
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: David and Margaret Jane JOHNSTON, Tenterfield, New South Wales
Family/military connections	Brother: 93 Pte George JOHNSTON, 26th Bn, returned to Australia, 14 January 1917.
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Sydney, 1 September 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 October 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 31 October 1915. Admitted to 15th Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 9 November 1915 (pneumonia). Listed as 'dangerously ill', 11 November 1915. Died of pneumonia, 14 November 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous details	Occupation incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as fireman; address incorrectly listed as Oxley, Queensland. Age at embarkation listed as 30.
Sources	NAA: B2455, JOHNSTON Norman