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JOHNSTON, Archibald William

Service Numbers:	71, 6795
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 and Memorial Grave Location: XXIII. E. 23.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nambour Heroes Walk, Palmwoods WW1 Roll of Honour

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Trooper, 71, 4th Imperial Bushmen
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: ''
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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