James Malcolm JOHNSTON

Regimental number29787
OccupationShepherd
Next of kinSister, Mrs E Cassalls, Burnside, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 16 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 26 May 1917
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 21), near Mesen, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Mr A Johnston, North Road, Oamaru
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 13