Regimental number | 3876 |
Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria |
School | West Brunswick State School, 2890, Victoria |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Tinsmith |
Address | 20 Moreland Road, North Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Widower |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss I Johnston, 20 Moreland Road, West Brunswick, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Broodseinde Ridge, Passchendaele, Belgium |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Aeroplane Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 22), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 44 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Maria JOHNSTON. Native of Brunswick, Victoria |
Family/military connections | 3 cousins killed |