JOHNSTON, Walter Vivian
| Service Numbers: | W1322, W/1322 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 September 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Goorangai |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 29 January 1921 |
| Home Town: | Newport, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Ship Collision, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia, 20 November 1940, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" At Sea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea, Queenscliff HMAS Goorangai Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, W1322, HMAS Goorangai | |
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| 5 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, W/1322, HMAS Goorangai | |
| 20 Nov 1940: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, W1322, HMAS Goorangai |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Walter and Elizabeth Mary Johnston, of Newport, Victoria, Australia.
JOHNSTON.—In loving memory of our dear son, Wal., who lost his life on H.M.A.S. Goorangai, November 20, 1940.
To Wal., sadly missed, dearly loved. Maybe some day we will understand.—Inserted by his loving parents.
JOHNSTON.—In loving memory of our dear brother, who lost his life on the H.M.A.S. Goorangai, November 20, 1940.
Always in our thoughts, Wal.—Inserted by loving sister, Reva; brother-in-law, Charlie, also little John.
JOHNSTON.—A.B. Seaman-Gunner Walter Vivian Johnston, H.M.A.S. Goorangai. Two long years have gone since that awful day.—Loving sister, Ivy; brother-in-law, Ford, and little Janice.
JOHNSTON.—In loving memory of my dear brother, who lost his life on H.M.A.S. Goorangai, November 20, 1940.
My thoughts of you, Wal., will ever be bright.—Inserted by Stoker L. W. Johnston, of H.M.A.S. Orara.
JOHNSTON.—In loving memory of my dear brother, who lost his life on H.M.A.S. Goorangai, November 20, 1940.
Pals always.—Inserted by loving sister, Melba.
JOHNSTON.—In memory of Wal., lost on the H.M.A.S. Goorangai, November 20, 1940. Ever remembered and honored.—Inserted by Mr. and Mrs. Lamble and girls.
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