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JOHNSTON, John George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4270 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Albany, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlisle, Cumberland, UK, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Albany, Albany, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4270, 28th Infantry Battalion, Albany, WA | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4270, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4270, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4270, 28th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 30 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4270, 28th Infantry Battalion, GSW to finger (self inflicted - FGCM). Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 30 October 1916. | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4270, 28th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17 |
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