William JOHNSTON

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Service Number:	407
Enlisted:	21 August 1914, Enlisted at Dalby
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Edinburgh, Scotland, 1890
Home Town:	Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	St George's Public School, Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 31, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dalby 'The Fallen' Honour Board, Dalby St. Thomas Presbyterian Church, Dalby War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

21 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 407, Enlisted at Dalby
8 Sep 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 407, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked Lance Corporal, 407, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane

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Arrived in Australia aged 24 yeears

Son of William and Christina Ann Johnston of Stuckey Road, Eagle Junction, Brisbane. Brother of Dorothy Margaret Clarke nee Johnston

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

Had certificates for shorthand and bookkeeping

Previously served in the Glasgow 75th Boys Brigade and the 4th Royal Fusiliers, Beith, Ayrshire