| Regimental number | 24/199 |
| Address | Wyndham, Southland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, John Smith Johnston, Yellow Bluff, Otautau, Southland |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jessie Isabella Johnston, McAndrew St., Otautau, Invercargill, and the late John Smith Johnston |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/2nd NZRB |