Francis (Frank) JOHNSTON

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JOHNSTON, Francis

Service Number:	4453
Enlisted:	14 December 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sydney Technical High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 25 October 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney Technical High School WW1 Roll Of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

14 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4453
9 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 4453, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
9 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 4453, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney
25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 4453, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4453 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-10-25

Heroes at the Front Newspaper Article

Robertson Advocate (NSW : 1894 -1923)
Fri 24 Nov 1916
Page 2
Heroes at the Front
The sad news has been received that Lieut. Frank Johnston, eldest son of Mr. Arthur Johnston, Ness Avenue, Dulwich Hill (and late of Kangaloon), has been killed in action in France. The family of the deceased soldier have the sympathy of their many friends in their double loss, as only a few weeks ago they received word of the death from wounds of their second son, Charles. A younger son recently returned to Australia after two years' service, during which he took part in the Gallipoli campaign.

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