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JOHNSTON, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 51623 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 May 1917, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 3rd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp on 5th June 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle England UK, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Preston, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Preston State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Pharmacist Assistant |
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World War 1 Service
| 28 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51623, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 3rd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp on 5th June 1918 | |
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| 27 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Depot Battalion, Transferred to 1st Depot Battalion Broadmeadows Camp for service Not to deploy overseas until reaching the age of 19 years | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 51623, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 51623, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 39th Battalion from 9th Training Battalion UK | |
| 1 Mar 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field France. Ex reinforcement’s 9th Training Battalion UK and post Hospitalisation influenza | |
| 7 Jun 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Dermatological Hospital, Transferred for duty 1st ADH Bulford UK | |
| 9 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 51623, 39th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment from HT Raranga |
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