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William JOHNSTON

Regimental number231
Place of birthPort Melbourne Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBlacksmith
Address7 Lyell Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Chas Johnston, 7 Lyell Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military service52nd Infantry
Enlistment date16 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 19 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death24 December 1966

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