| Regimental number | 738 |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
| School | Gold Street State School, No 1360, Victoria |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Address | 32 Council Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mrs B Johnstone, 32 Council Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
| Age at death | 23.9 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Beaulencourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 17), Ligny-Thilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 44 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Mrs Blanch JOHNSTONE, 69 Alfred Crescent, Fitzroy North, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother to 2402 SERG A.A. Johnstone (who was mentioned in despatches by Gen Cox for work on nights of 8/9 and 12/13 August 1916) 14th Bn who died of wounds on 20 September 1918. Also brother to LIEUT T.W. Johnstone, M.U. 8th Bn. |