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JOHNSTON, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2113 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Strathbogie, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Strathbogie State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Strathbogie War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2113, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2113, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2113, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James Johnston enlisted from Meekatharra in Western Australia but he had been born and raised in Strathbogie Victoria. An old gold rush town situated in a remote part of Western Australia, Meekatharra is a Yamatji word meaning "place of little water".
James was killed when a shell hit the trench he was in near Messines, killing him instantly and injuring some of his mates. He was buried in the field nearby but his grave was subsequently lost.
His younger brother, 5384 Pte Alexander Johnston, 23rd Battalion died of wounds inflicted at Bullecourt, 28 May 1917.