William Ure JOHNSTON

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Service Number:	726
Enlisted:	15 August 1914
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glasgow, Scotland, 21 September 1872
Home Town:	Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	State School, Brisbane, Queensland
Occupation:	Traveller
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 43 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

15 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 726
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 726, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 726, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 726, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 726 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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