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JOHNSTON, Archibald William
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 71, 6795 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Wire Paddock, in the south east of South Australia, 25 February 1876 |
Home Town: | Palmwoods, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer & Timber Supplier |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 17 October 1917, aged 41 years |
Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Grave Location: XXIII. E. 23. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nambour Heroes Walk, Palmwoods WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 71, 4th Imperial Bushmen | |
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1 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 71, 4th Imperial Bushmen, Embarked from Port Adelaide on "Manhatton". Disembarked at Port Elizabeth, South Africa on 19 June 1900. | |
19 Jun 1900: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 71, 4th Imperial Bushmen | |
5 Jul 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 71, 4th Imperial Bushmen, R.T.A from East London to Adelaide on the "Britannic". | |
27 Jul 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 71, 4th Imperial Bushmen, Awarded Queens South Africa Medal. |
World War 1 Service
17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6795, 15th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6795, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
17 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, K.I.A. |
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