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John Henry JOHNSTON

Regimental number2597
Place of birthWest Maitland New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationEngine cleaner
AddressWest maitland, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Katherine Johnston, 60 Rose Street, West Maitland, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Napier on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 March 1918
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Rosenberg Plateau Plots) (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 31), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
124
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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