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Charles William JOHNSTON

Regimental number1851
Place of birthRockhampton, Queensland
SchoolChristian (Catholic) Brothers
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFitter
AddressRockhampton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFriend, Miss Elizabeth Carson, George Street, Rockhampton, Queensland
Previous military service3rd Infantry; Served in Citizen Military Forces
Enlistment date10 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateDied of disease 12 September 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialSalisbury (London Road) Cemetery (Row R, Grave No. 14), Wiltshire
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Margaret JOHNSTON

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