JOHNSTON, George
| Service Number: | 907 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1915, An original member of C Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goulds Country, Tasmania, Australia, 7 March 1885 |
| Home Town: | Goulds Country, Break O'Day, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Drowning, Ansons Bay, Tasmania, Australia, 22 February 1924, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 907, 26th Infantry Battalion, An original member of C Company | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 907, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 907, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George Johnston served on Gallipoli from early September 1915 when the 26th Battalion landed. He was admitted to hospital in Malta with a bullet wound to the left foot and thigh in early November 1915. He was evacuated to hospital in England shortly after. He rejoined his battalion in France during September 1916 and was wounded again at Flers two months later.
The wound shattered bones in his right wrist and after many months of treatment in England he was returned to Australia during May 1917. George was presented with a gold medal at a social held in Goulds Country, Tasmania, held in honour of his return during May 1918. His hand reportedly gave him a lot of trouble. He was employed doing light work on fishing boats when he drowned in unknown circumstances at Anson’s Bay, about 40 kilometres north of St Helens Tasmania on 22 February 1924. His body was found floating in shallow water by fishermen.
His brother, 1504 Private Leonard L. Johnston 15th Battalion was wounded at Gallipoli and captured by the Germans at Bullecourt April 1917. He survived and was repatriated to England in 1919.
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