Regimental number | 4834 |
Place of birth | Bootle, Lancashire, England |
School | Orrell Council & Bootle Pre-apprentice, Lancashire, England |
Other training | Football, boxing and all manly games |
Age on arrival in Australia | 17.5 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Albert Park, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, John Henry Johnston, 'Belmont' Alexandra Drive, Bootle, Liverpoo, England |
Previous military service | Joined the Lancashire Hussars (Cavalry) at the age of 16 |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Captain of school football team at 11 years of age. First boy to gain honours for his school in educational contest open to whole of England. (Father) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Wilfrid Henry Johnston on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Hebuterne, France |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Euston Road Cemetery (Plot IV, Row I, Grave No. 7), Collincamps, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 73 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Henry and Maggie Hutton Gaudie JOHNSTON, Alexandra Drive, Bootle, Liverpool, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |