Regimental number | 2402 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Gold Street State School, No1380, Victoria |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Clifton Hill, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Blanche Johnstone, 30 Council Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets as a SGT 54th Bn, Clifton Hill (Collingwood area) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Persia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Given name on RoHc spelt Archibald Alan. Mentioned in despatches by Major General Sir H.V. Cove, K.C.M.G. for gallant conduct on nights of 8th and 9th also 12th and 13th August 1916. Also connected with State School junior cadet corps from 1908 to 1910 prior to joining the C.M.F. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Stated to be Archibald Allan Johnstone on NR |
Age at death | 23.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Hancourt British Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 13), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 73 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Blanch JOHNSTONE, 69 Alfred Crescent, Fitzroy North, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Related to Sgt D.N. Johnstone 738, 5th Bn, killed at Flers 11 December 1916. Also to Lieut T.N. Johnstone M.U., 8th Bn. All three were ANZACS, two landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. |