JOHNSTON, John Foster

Service Number –   5040.

Rank –   Lance  Corporal.

Unit / Division –   16th  Battalion,  transferred  to  48th  Battalion.

Enlistment Date –   17  January  1916.

Address on Enlistment –   Leschenault,  Bunbury,  W. A.

Occupation on Enlistment –   Farmer.

Next of Kin on Enlistment –   Father-  J. F. Johnston,  Leschenault,  Bunbury,  W. A.

 

Religion –   Church  of  England.

Embarkation Details –   From  Fremantle  on  31  March  1916  on  HMAY  A9 “  Shropshire “.

KIA / Mortally Wounded –

Date –   11  April  1917.

Place –   Villers – Brettoneux,  France.

Age at Death –   24.

Burial Location / Commemoration Details –   Australian  National  Memorial,  Villers – Brettoneux,  France.  (  No  Known  Grave  ).

Panel Number, Roll of Honour (Australian War Memorial) –   146.