Sainsbury JOHNSTON

Regimental number10/392
Date of birth23 October 1889
Place of birthSt Mary's, Nepean District, New South Wales, Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationIronmonger
AddressTawa Street, Gonville, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 10"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinG E Johnston, PO Box 65, Wanganui
Previous military serviceServed in the New South Wales Volunteers; resigned; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant
Final unit3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand
Medals

Mention in Despatches

'Mentioned in General I. Hamilton's despatch of the 26th August 1915. (Commander in Chief, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force).'
Source: 'London Gazette' Supplement
Date: 22 September 1915

Discharge date16 July 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board SS 'Ulimaroa', 1 May 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service: disordered action of the heart), 16 July 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death9 January 1955 Wanganui
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18054163

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