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JOHNSTON, Alfred Alexander
| Service Number: | 238 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Bakery |
| Born: | Gawler, South Australia, September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | 7 December 1921, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Row 6 East, Grave 14 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 238, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 238, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 238, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 20 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Field Bakery, Transferred to 4th Field Bakery, 20 March 1916; taken on strength of 4th Field Bakery, Tel el Kebir, 21 March 1916. | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 238 | |
| 22 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 238, 4th Field Bakery, Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Sardinia', 19 April 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 3 June 1919; discharged Adelaide (medically unfit), 22 August 1919. |
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Alfred Alexander Johnston was born c. September 1893 in Gawler, South Australia. He grew up to be a Shop Assistant before enlisting in the Australian Imperial Forces for World War 1 on the 1st of July 1915 at the age of 22.
He served in Egypt and the Western Front, mostly with the 4th Field Bakery (where he transferred in March 1916). Johnston commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Sardinia', 19 April 1919. He disembarked at Adelaide, 3 June 1919 and was discharged there as medically unfit on 22 August 1919.
He passed away on 7th of December 1921 and is buried at AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Row 6 East, Grave 14.
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