Robert JOHNSTON

Regimental number24/1696
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, R Johnston, Georgetown, North Otago
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit6th (Hauraki) Company, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialPont-du-Hem Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No16), La Gorgue, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Betsy Johnston, Georgetown, North Otago
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 15, p. 8

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