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John Hall Johnstone

  • Service number
    7317 AWMM
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 9th NZ Contingent 'G' Squadron Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 4 August 2015 - Military Record & Newspaper reports
  • Last rank
  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
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South African War Memorial, on a wall near RSA entranceway, Gisborne. "Volunteers from Poverty Bay who served in the Sth African War 1899-1902". Image kindly provided by Paul Baker (December 2008). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    John Hall AWMM
  • Surname
    Johnstone AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    7317 AWMM
  • Gender
    • Male AWMM
    • Male Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1878 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1878 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    son of John Hall & Catherine Johnstone Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - Military Record & Research
  • Address before enlistment
    c/- J Dunlop, Waimata, Gisboprne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
    Living in Napier then Rotorua Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    father - John Hall Johnstone, Waharoa, Waikato Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Relationship status
    single
    1906 - married Mildred Annie Finnerty Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - Military Record & Research

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Transvaal Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 9th NZ Contingent 'G' Squadron Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 4 August 2015 - Military Record & Newspaper reports
  • Service number
    7317 AWMM
  • Military service
    1902 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    1902 SA War Medal Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - Military Record

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Shepherd at Waimata, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Age on enlistment
    24 yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - Military record

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Aug 1902 - Got the measles coming home on the ship 'Durban' Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - Military Record

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - Military Record

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Father was named John Hall Johnstone. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    1918 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - BMD NZ Records
  • Age at death
    40 yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - BMD NZ Records
  • Place of death
    NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - BMD NZ Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Taruheru Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Gisborne's Sa War Memorial, refer document attached "Gisborne Boys in the SA Boer War" Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 July 2015 - Research
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    War Memorial Theatre, 159 Bright Street, Gisborne AWMM

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Sources

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04 August 2015Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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