Alfred James JOHNSTONE

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JOHNSTONE, Alfred James

Service Number:	192
Enlisted:	3 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Paddington Superior Public School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Storeman Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 14, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

3 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 192, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 192, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 192, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Andrew and Esther Johnstone of 6 Albert Street, Paddington, NSW. Esther later moved to 65 London Street, Enmore, NSW. In a letter dated December 1920 Esther stated that she had not seen her husband for several years as he was a heavy drinker and wandered a great deal

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Served with the NSW Rifles for about 4 months

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