Lewis Andrew JOHNSTON

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JOHNSTON, Lewis Andrew

Service Numbers:	1368, 2247
Enlisted:	27 November 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kimberley, South Africa., 1892
Home Town:	Sunbury, Hume, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Guedecourt, France., 12 November 1916
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

27 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1368, 6th Infantry Battalion
27 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1368, 6th Infantry Battalion
2 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1368, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
2 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1368, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne
12 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2247, 6th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Ross Martin

Lewis Andrew Johnston was born in Kimberley, South Africa in 1892 and was working as a Clerk in Sunbury, Victoria when he enlisted on 27/11/1914.

He left Australia aboard HMAT Clan Macgillvray on 2/2/1915 as part of the 6th Battalion.

He served on Gallipoli and was wounded on 10/8/1915.

After recovering he rejoined his Battalion in France and was killed in action on 12/11/1916 at Guedecourt. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Villers-Brettoneux Memorial.

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