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JOHNSTON, George Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 605 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1916, Townsville, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia, 2 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Hermit Park, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Townsville West State School |
| Occupation: | Boiler Maker |
| Died: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 22 November 1961, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12, Section 14 |
| Memorials: | Townsville No. 37 Magnetic Lodge P.A.F.S.O.A. Honor Board, Townsville West State School Memorial Gate |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 605, 13th Machine Gun Company, Townsville, Qld. | |
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| 14 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 605, 13th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 605, 13th Machine Gun Company, RMS Osterley, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
George was born in Tasmania in 1890, son of James Johnston and Charlotte Williams.
Private Johnston enlisted in Townsville on 23 Sep 1916 aged 26, and embarked from Melbourne per RMS “Osterley” on 14 Feb 1917. He served on the Western Front with 4th Machine Gun Battalion. He returned to Australia on 19 Feb 1919. He was a boilermaker. He died on 22 Nov 1961.
Courtesy of Samual Cox
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