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JOHNSTON, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5384 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Strathbogie, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Strathbogie, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Strathbogie State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 28 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 42, Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Strathbogie War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5384, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5384, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5384, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Alex Johnston of Strathbogie Victoria was wounded in action on 7 January 1917, shrapnel in the buttock, and was evacuated to England. He rejoined his unit in April 1917 and was severely wounded in both thighs at Bullecourt on 3 May 1917. He died of his wounds 25 days later, in a General Hospital in Boulogne.
His older brother James Johnston was killed in action a few months later on 10 July 1917.