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Percy Albert JOHNSTON

Regimental number3561
Place of birthMoolap, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationDraughtsman
AddressAberdeen Street, Newtown, Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, A Johnston, Aberdeen Street, Newtown, Geelong, Victoria
Enlistment date1 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialRue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 114), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Alice JOHNSTON, Geelong West, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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