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JOHNSTON, Andrew Archibald

Service Number:	3372
Enlisted:	15 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Gold Street Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of Wounds, No.2 Casualty Clearing Station, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot II. Row F. Grave 12. Inscription: SUNSHINE PASSES, SHADOWS FALL LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE OUTLAST ALL MOTHER
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

15 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3372, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3372, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3372, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
26 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 7th Infantry Battalion
18 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3372, 59th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfaus Castle"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3372, 59th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3372, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3372, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Wounded In Action -- G.S.W. Head and Leg
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3372, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Died of Wounds Received in Action -- G.S.W. Head and Leg

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