JOHNSTON, John Norman
| Service Number: | QX31492 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia, 1 March 1922 |
| Home Town: | Cunnamulla, Paroo, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 5 November 1987, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Apr 1942: | Involvement Lance Corporal, QX31492 | |
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| 14 Apr 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 14 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, QX31492 | |
| 15 Sep 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Sep 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX31492, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion , Embarked Port Moresby | |
| 1 Oct 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX31492, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion , Disembarked Cairns | |
| 8 Apr 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, QX31492 | |
| 8 Apr 1946: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kori Backwell
John "Jack" Norman Johnston was an Indigenous Australian who grew up in Cunnamulla, Queensland with his three brothers, two sisters and his mother.
John's two brothers, Henry and Thomas, joined the Australian Army and were deployed to Kokada trail, John put his age up and originally was deployed to the Middle East. Once he found out his brothers were fighting in New Guinea, he requested to transfer to fight along side of them.
John and his two brothers survived the war and made it home to their family. Their mother was presented an award for having all three of her sons come home.
John married and had three children, his first son died 12 months after being born. Even though his marriage did not last, he and his wife never divorced. John worked for the Brisbane City council until he was diagnosed with Gangrene, which caused him to have his leg amputated, he then went blind overnight. John passed away a few weeks later.
John was the type of person to give you anything you needed no matter what it was, he would always go without so you could have what you wanted and needed.
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