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JOHNSTON, Harry
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX26995 |
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Enlisted: | 21 June 1940 |
Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 15 June 1903 |
Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Moulder |
Died: | Killed in Action, Malaya, 20 January 1942, aged 38 years |
Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery 19. D. 8. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
21 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, NX26995, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, NX26995, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion | |
29 Jul 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, NX26995, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion, Embarked from Sydney on HMT "FF". He disembarked in Singapore on 16 Aug 1941. | |
8 Dec 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, NX26995, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore | |
20 Jan 1942: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, NX26995, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore | |
20 Jan 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, NX26995, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion, K.I.A. |
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