JOHNSTON, Robert Henry
| Service Number: | 5388 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pericoe, New South Wales, Australia, 26 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Pericoe, Bega Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 24 October 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Becourt Military Cemetery Plot I, Row Y, Grave No. 13. HE DIED FOR FREEDOM & HONOR REST IN PEACE |
| Memorials: | Bemboka War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5388, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5388, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5388, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5388, 53rd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Robert was the son of Robert Henry and Mary Ann Johnston, of Pericoe, near Bega, New South Wales. A dairy farmer, he was a well-built young man, at 6 feet 2 and half inches and 181 pounds (82 kg) when he enlisted in September 1915.
He joined the 53rd Battalion in France during July 1916 and was severely wounded at Flers on 23 October 1916. He suffered multiple shrapnel wounds and fractures to his lower limbs, and although carried to a dressing station, he died of his wounds shortly after.
His brother, 776 Pte. Harry Johnston had served with the 7th Light Horse Regiment at Gallipoli and was killed in action with 56th Battalion during July 1918, aged 27.
Both brothers are remembered on the Towamba and Bemboka War Memorials.
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