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JOHNSTONE, Frank Arnold
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX41848 |
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Enlisted: | 27 June 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 July 1918 |
Home Town: | Yallourn, Latrobe, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Italy, 17 August 1942, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
Caserta War Cemetery, Caserta, Campania, Italy Grave VIII, B, 7 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
27 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX41848, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
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27 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX41848, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
17 Aug 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX41848, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Amber Rose Beatrice Johnstone, of Yallourn, Victoria, Australia.
MAY HE REST IN PEACE
In yesterday's Army Casualty list the name of Private F. A. John stone, of Henns Oak, is reported as being killed in action. He was previously reported missing, and was one of the "Foot-sloggers."