Regimental number | 5130 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
School | State and Grammar School |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 37 Leopold Street South Yarra, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr W T Johnstone, Patrick Street, Ulverstone, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria. Wounded three times, ill three. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Peake Wood (on farm), France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Ebblinghem Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 14), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 53 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter Thomas and Hannah Amelia JOHNSTONE, Patrick Street, Ulverstone, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother to Anzac Corporal L.W. Johnstone |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |