JOHNSTON, Robert
(Service number 24/1696)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | R Johnston (father), Georgetown, North Otago, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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| Other Units Served With | Auckland Infantry Regiment, 6th (Hauraki) Company, 2nd Battalion | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 February 1917 | Age | 32 |
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| Place of Death | Messines, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
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| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Fairlie War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Robert and Betsy Johnston, of Georgetown, North Otago
Sources
Cenotaph databse [August 2013]
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Dave Batchelor (South Canterbury Museum)
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