William Henry JOHNSTON

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JOHNSTON, William Henry

Service Numbers:	107, 202
Enlisted:	15 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 1874
Home Town:	Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 107, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 107, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
26 Feb 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 107, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 481 notes invalided returned to Australia aboard Nineveh arriving Brisbane 19 Feb 1901, discharged 26 Feb 1901.

World War 1 Service

15 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 202, 41st Infantry Battalion
18 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 202, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
18 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 202, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
23 May 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 202, 41st Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

William Henry Johnston served in both the South African (Boer War) and WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 107 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Private S.N. 202 in the 41st Infantry Battalion AIF WW1.

He married Esther Norton on 3 Sep 1910 in Queensland, Australia.

(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 481; National Archives Australia WW1 service record).

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