Brigadier General

Francis Earl Johnston

CB, MiD (WW1)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Also held Cross of the Karageorge 3rd Class (with swords) Serbia. Commanded the 1st New Zealand Brigade at Gallipoli. Husband of Gwen Johnston, of 29, Bullingham Mansions, Campden Hill, London, W8..

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Casualty

Name:
Francis Earl Johnston
Rank: 
Brigadier General
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Messrs Cox and Company, London, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Soldier
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, 3 Rifle Brigade, (Commanding)

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 August 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
45
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:
HMNZT 3
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. C. 260.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Francis Earl Johnston
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