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JOHNSTONE, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3580 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Osborne Park, Stirling, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 7 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3580, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 3580, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Albany embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jul 1917: | Embarked Private, 3580, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Albany |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The son of Mary Jane Woodman (formerly Johnstone), of 62, Angove St., North Perth, Western Australia, and the late David Johnstone, who died in 1895.
His older brother, 1299 Lce. Cpl. Francis David Johnstone 32nd Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Fromelles, 20 July 1916, aged 33.
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