Charles William JOHNSTON

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JOHNSTON, Charles William

Service Number:	2705
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Student
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 2705, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 2705, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 2705, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2705 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20

Heroes at the Front Newspaper Article

Robertson Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1923)
Fri 24 Nov 1916
Page 2
Heroes at the Front.
The sad news has been received that Lieut. Frank Johnston, eldest son of Mr. Arthur Johnston, Ness Avenue, Dulwich Hill (and late of Kangaloon) has been killed in action in France.
The family of the deceased soldier have the sympathy of their many friends in their double loss, as only a few weeks ago they received word of the death from wounds of their second son, Charles.
A younger son recently returned to Australia after two years service, during which he took part in the Gallipoli campaign.

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