John Edward Johnston

Conflict: 
WW1
References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: James Bond
Relationship to casualty: Nephew
Date of birth 25/11/1893 (as far as I can deduce). Reg 1894/18098. Father's Name: James Wallace. Mother's Name: Emily. I'm told that the parents received a bill for (I think) 5 s... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Submitted by: Barbara Harrison
Relationship to casualty: Great Niece
My Grandmother was John's youngest sister. September 2013 my husband and I visited Uncle Jack's grave site in Estaires. Very beautifully well kept cemetery. It was a very emotional time sta... Read More

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/466
Name:
John Edward Johnston
Date of Birth:
25 November 1893
Next of Kin: 
J.W. Johnston (father), View Hill, Caversham Rise, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
N.Z. Railways, Centre Bush, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
10 November 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. M. 13.
Cemetery Location: 
France
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