John JOHNSTON

Regimental number9/1876
OccupationStation manager
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Christie, Tiniroto, Gisborne
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles, D Squadron
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankDriver
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialHedauville Communal Cemetery Extension (Row H, Grave No 29), near Albert, France
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 11