Percy Stirling Johnston

  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Born 17 June 1896, Orepuki, Southland, New Zealand
  • Died 5 December 1916 in action, England
  • Killed In Action 5 December 1916. (Wounded in France and died of wounds in England.)
  • Last rank Private
  • Service number 15182
  • Served In Otago Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 15th Reinforcements, D Company, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
  • Next of Kin Mrs M.E. Johnston (mother), Tramway Road, Orepuki
  • Pre-war occupation Carrier
  • ReligionPresbyterian
  • Enlisted5 April 1916, Trentham
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 59 Waitemata, 25 September 1916, Wellington, disembarked 3 October 1916, Devonport, England
  • Theatres of operationWestern Front 1916
  • BuriedKensal Green (All Souls’) Cemetery, London, England. Grave reference: 213. N.Z. Plot. 4.
  • AwardedBritish War Medal and Victory Medal
Notes

Medals sent to Mrs M. E Johnston.

Profile photo credit: Weekly Press 10 January 1917 via The Onward Project

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