Francis David JOHNSTONE

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JOHNSTONE, Francis David

Service Number:	1299
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, An original of D Company
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Waratah, New South Wales, Australia, 1883
Home Town:	Osborne Park, Stirling, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Contractor
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, 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

20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1299, 32nd Infantry Battalion, An original of D Company
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1299, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1299, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 1299, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1299 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-20
Date unknown:	Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Francis David Osborne was promoted to Lance Corporal in Egypt 26 May 1916.

He disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916 and was posted as missing at Fromelles 20 July 1916. At a Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, he was pronounced as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'.

His younger brother, 3580 Pte. William Johnstone 44th Battalion AIF was killed in action 7 September 1918, aged 28.

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