Victor Roy JOHNSTON

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Service Number:	2596
Enlisted:	22 June 1916, Newcastle
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Werris Creek, New South Wales, Australia, 8 April 1898
Home Town:	Breeza, Gunnedah, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 21 April 1918, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen P. VI. N. 4B.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Breeza and District War Memorial

22 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2596, Newcastle
17 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 2596, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
17 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 2596, 34th Infantry Battalion, SS Napier, Sydney
10 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2596, 34th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW left thigh
26 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2596, 34th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW side
12 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2596, 34th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, GSW buttock
8 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2596, 34th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, GSW chest, shoulder, thigh and leg (severe)
21 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2596, 34th Infantry Battalion, Died of wounds

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