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JOHNSTONE, Donald Wallace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 738 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Armadale, Victoria, Australia, March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Gold Street State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 738, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 738, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 738, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 738, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 10 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 738, 5th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW (finger of right hand) | |
| 4 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 738, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , 2nd occasion - GSW (neck) | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 738, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , 3rd occasion - Shell wound (back) | |
| 11 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 738, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 738 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-12-11 |
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