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JOHNSTON, George Richard Somerville
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 163 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 December 1914, Tambo, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Tambo, Queensland, Australia, 6 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Augathella, Murweh, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Armidale State School |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli,, 10 November 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 163, Tambo, Queensland | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 163, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 163, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 163, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 163, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 163 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-11-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George Richard Somerville JOHNSTON was born on 6th February, 1894 in Tambo, Queensland
His parents were George JOHNSTON & Frances Amy ROBINSON
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