Sapper

Thomas Buchanan Johnston

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Emily Johnston, of Auckland City, New Zealand; husband of Celia Caroline Johnston, of Auckland City.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2234
Name:
Thomas Buchanan Johnston
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
19 August 1908
Place of Birth: 
Northcote, Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs C Johnston (wife), 5 Nelson Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
5 Nelson Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Letterpress machinist
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
26 April 1941
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 January 1940
Vessel:
Strathaird
Destination:
Port Tewfik, Egypt (12 February 1940)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Face 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
Thomas Buchanan Johnston
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