Arthur John JOHNSTON

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JOHNSTON, Arthur John

Service Number:	2189
Enlisted:	1 December 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Kapunda, South Australia, 13 June 1880
Home Town:	Kapunda, Light, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Chainman (Survey Dept)
Died:	Died of Illness (Pulmonary Tuberculosis), Cairo, Egypt, 5 June 1916, aged 35 years
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Allendale North School & District Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

1 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2189, Adelaide, South Australia
16 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2189, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
16 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2189, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 2189, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2189 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-06-05

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"THE LATE PRIVATE A. J. JOHNSTON.

Private A. J. Johnston, whose mother (Mrs. S. Winter) resides at Lanor-avenue, Hyde Park, was 31 years of age. He was a surveyor and was for some time a member of the Government survey camp in the Northern Territory. He enlisted at Adelaide on December 15 last, and left for the front on March 16 with the 15th Reinforcements of the 3rd Light Horse. He died in Egypt on June 5." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 30 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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