Archibald Johnston

Private

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Mrs. L. Johnston, of 15, Kildare Gardens, Bayswater, London, England. Born at Feilding.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"MASTERTON, April 15. At an inquest on the body of a returned soldier named Archibald Johnston, who was a member of the Repatriation Board at Featherston Camp, a verdict was returned of death from a revolver wound in the head, self-inflicted." HAWERA & NORMANBY STAR, VOLUME LXXIV, ISSUE LXXIV, 16 APRIL 1919, PAGE 5

According to his Service Record, he was found in hills, adjacent to the camp.

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Casualty

Service Number:

12/384

Name:

Archibald Johnston

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

C.G. Johnston (uncle), A.M.P. Society, Wanganui, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

Putaruru, New Zealand

Occupation on Enlistment:

Flax miller

Unit:

NZEF, Auckland Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Suicide

Date of Death:

13 April 1919

Day of Death:

Sunday

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Main Body

Embarkation Place:

Auckland, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

16 October 1914

Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12

Vessel:

Star of India or Waimana

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Featherston Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

35. B.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand