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William Robert JOHNSTON

Regimental number929
Place of birthVictoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBootmaker
AddressVenn Street, Collie, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinWife, Mrs Lucy Jane Johnston, Venn Street, Collie, Western Australia
Enlistment date29 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentSGT (Shoemaker)
Unit name44th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollStaff Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 December 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 July 1933
Age at death51
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia

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