| Regimental number | 9/507 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Tuturau |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | South Wyndham, Southland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 151 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Johnstone, South Wyndham, Southland |
| Previous military service | Served in Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at timer of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Invercargill |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Manners Johnstone and Matilda Johnstone, Mentell Bush, South Wyndham, Invercargill |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Admitted to hospital, Zeitoun, 8 April 1915 (no further details recorded). Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, Anzac, 3 July 1915 (diarrhoea), and transferred to Fleet Sweeper; admitted to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 4 July 1915 (enteritis); admitted to Tigne Military Hospital, Malta, 16 July 1915 (nervous debility). Killed in action, 27 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |