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JOHNSTON, Francis James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3098 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram driver |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3098, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3098, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3098, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement 3098, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded Private, 3098, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW (chest) | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3098, 55th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Mal Johnston
On 20 Jul 1916 whilst retiring from the 3rd line of German Trenches, the Germans counterattacked. They swarmed the trench and Frank received a severe gun shot wound to the Chest at approximately 5am. Frank was left for dead but was close enough to the Australian lines to be able to drag himself and another wounded soldier towards safety where they were able to be rescued by the Australians.