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JOHNSTON, Sydney Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3580, 3580A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 February 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Drummoyne, New South Wales, 21 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Maryborough Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Station overseer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 29 September 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barolin State School HR, Bundaberg Christ Church Roll of Honour, Bundaberg War Memorial, Maryborough State High School Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3580, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3580, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3580, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3580A, 31st Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3580A awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-29 |
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"...3580 Private Sydney Joseph Johnston, 31st Battalion, of Bundaberg, Qld... A station overseer prior to enlistment, Pte Johnston embarked with the 8th Reinforcements from Brisbane on HMAT Boorara on 16 August 1916. He was allocated a new service number, 3580A, and was promoted to Corporal (Cpl). He was killed in action on 29 September 1917 at Polygon Wood, aged 21. Cpl Johnston has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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