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JOHNSTON, Herbert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5459 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 23 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Cork Cutter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No Known Grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
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World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1916: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5459, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5459, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 5459, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5459 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-03 |
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