JOHNSTON, John
| Service Numbers: | 1341, 1341A |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Irvinestown, Ireland [or: Muckross, Kesh, Co Fermanagh, Ireland], April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Letterkeen National School, Kesh, Co Fermanagh, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Police constable-Queensland-and Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery Grave B. 7. INSCRIPTION FEAR GOD HONOUR THE KING LOVE THE BROTHERHOOD , 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Queensland Police Service Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1341, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1341A, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1341A, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 7 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1341, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1341 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
John is also commemorated on the WW I Roll of Honour in Drumkeeran Church, Tubrid, Kesh, County Fermanagh.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
15th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 30 and the son of John and Annie Jonnston, of Muckross, Kesh, Ireland.
Age on arrival in Australia-24
Address-Roma Street Police Station, Brisbane, Queensland
Served one year with Queensland Police Force.
Training:
Farming, Scotch, Irish, Australian Police Forces.
Enlistment date-13 January 1915
Place of enlistment-Brisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistment-Private
Age at embarkation-27
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 13 February 1915.
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Sources-NAA: B2455, JOHNSTON John
He is one of eleven Australian soldiers of the Great War honoured on the Enniskillen War Memorial; G.H.Brown, R.. Brady and R.W. McKnight have not been verified as at April 2020
Biography contributed by John Edwards
"Constable John Johnston was one of the four officers, Bourke, Hughes and Mulvie who emigrated to Australian from Ireland in the early part of 1913, joined the Queensland Police in December 1914 and enlisted in the 15th Battalion in 1915. He embarked with the rest of his Battalion aboard the HMAT Seang Bee A48 on 12 February 1915; the convoy was bound for Egypt but was redirected to aid in the Gallipoli effort. On 29 April 1915 Major Quinn and 226 members of the 15th Battalion relieved the position which would become known as Quinn’s post. This garrison was responsible for defending the area around Russell’s Top and was one of the most heavily fought over positions of the Anzac effort. Johnson was killed, most likely in one of the daily charges at Quinn’s post on 7 May 1915. His body was initially buried in Monash Valley but later interred into the 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery. At the time of his death he was 28 years old." - SOURCE (www.police.qld.gov.au)
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