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Gilbert John Johnston

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 373 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 373 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Gilbert John AWMM
  • Surname
    Johnston AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • South African 2688 AWMM
    • WWI 13/821 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    18 March 1875 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW1 Pirongia, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
    • South African Waitara, West Taranaki AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW1 Ernest Alfred Johnston (father), Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
    • Ernest Alfred Johnston was Gilbert's brother. Their father was John Johnston of Waitara. Public - Lynette - Other Relative - 1 June 2015 - Kingsbury Family History compiled by Bernard Kingsbury.
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • South Africa 1900 AWMM Bushman/Civilian AWMM
    • WW1 18 December 1914 AWMM
      Age 39 AWMM AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died of dysentery AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Fanny J. Johnston, of Waitara, Taranaki.

    Sailed with Reserve Men. N.Z Contingents to South Africa, Nominal Roll, 1900. p.35. Listed as Johnstone, G.J.

    Buried at Sea Ex Gallipoli

    Father was named James Smith Johnstone. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    30 August 1915 AWMM
    Age 40 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
    40 (born 1876, also fought in South African War) Public - Lynette - Other Relative - 1 June 2015 - Kingsbury Family History compiled by Bernard Kingsbury, Cust, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Sickness AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 373 AWMM
    • Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM
    • New Zealand Contingents to South Africa: Nominal Rolls (1900). Wellington, N.Z.: Government Printer. AWMM
      p.35 AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
11 September 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
01 June 2015LynetteAuckland, NZOther Relative

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