Regimental number | 3067 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Kenmore, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Wool classer |
Address | Kenmore, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Marital status | Widower |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, W. Johnston, Kenmore, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 1st Bn, 10 Reinforcements, 6 January 1916. Transferred to 53rd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 13 February 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 28 June 1916. Wounded in action, 19 July 1916 (shrapnel wound, leg); admitted to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 22 July 1916. Transferred to England, 22 July 1916; admitted to Reading War Hospital, Berkshire, 23 July 1916. Transferred to No. 2 Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 29 November 1916. Granted furlough, 4 April 1917, to report to No. 2 Auxiliary Hospital, 18 April 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HS No. 1, 3 July 1917; discharged (medical unfitness), 8 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 90 |
Place of burial | Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland, New South Wales |