Alfred Joseph JOHNSTON

JOHNSTON, Alfred Joseph

Service Number: 1888
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Tatham, New South Wales, Australia, 5 November 1895
Home Town: Tatham, Richmond Valley, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 December 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery: Westhof Farm Cemetery
Burial reference: - Plot II. Row D. Grave 9. Personal Inscription "O SACRED HEART OF JESUS I PLACE ALL MY TRUST IN THE 300 DAYS".
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

3 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 1888, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 1888, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
12 Dec 1917: Involvement Gunner, 1888, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1888 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-12-12

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of Thomas and Jane JOHNSTON, of Tatham, New South Wales. Native of Woram.