William Wallace Ellerslie JOHNSTONE

Regimental number40012
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationPloughman
Next of kinFriend, L Williams, Rissington Station, Rissington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, F Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 16 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNine Elms British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No 19), Poperinge, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs M Scott, Maheno
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 20