Percy Lionel JOHNSTON

Regimental number11/779
Date of birth29 July 1890
Place of birthOrmondville
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation hand
AddressPorangahau, Hawke's Bay
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 10.5"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinBrother, B Johnston, c/o P Bedingfield, Matamau
Previous military serviceServed for 9 months in D Squadron.
Enlistment date25 October 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Verdala on 14 December 1914
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 14 December 1914
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported missing, Anzac Cove, 27 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Zeitoun, 17 January 1916, declared fate to be 'Killed in action, 27 August 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Second
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805