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{{ROH Soldier 6th Battalion |
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|image1 = 24065 Johnston, John.jpg |
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|Name=John Johnston |
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|Rank=Private |
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|Number=24065 |
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|Battalion=[[6th (Service) Battalion Border Regiment|6th Battalion Border Regiment]] |
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|Company= |
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|Enlisted=Carlisle, Cumberland |
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|ServiceCountry=United Kingdom |
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|Where born=Carlisle, Cumberland |
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|Where died=F & F |
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|How died=k.i.a. |
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|Age=33 |
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|Date of death=5th October 1917 |
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|Casualty type=Commonwealth War Dead |
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|Grave ref=Panel 85 to 86 |
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|Resting place=[[Tyne Cot Memorial]] |
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|Additional info=Son of Francis and Catherine Johnston of 31 Close St., Carlisle, Cumberland. |
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|Source={{CWGC+SDGW}} }} |
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|rank = [[Private]] |
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|service_number = 24065 |
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|company = |
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|battalion = [[6th Battalion]] |
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|regiment = [[Border Regiment]] |
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|enlisted = Carlisle, Cumberland |
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|theatres = France and Flanders |
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|honourific_prefix = |
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|name = John Johnston |
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|born = Carlisle |
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|nationality = {{flag|England|25px}} |
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|parents = Francis and Catherine Johnston<br>31 Close Street, Carlisle |
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|casualty_type = Commonwealth War Dead |
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{{Border Regiment Wiki:Abbreviations & notes for remembrance infobox}} |
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|died = [[5 October]], 1917 |
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<noinclude>[[Category:Casualties (6th Battalion)]] |
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|age = 33 |
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[[Category:Other Ranks (6th Battalion)]] |
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|cause_of_death = [[Killed in action]] |
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[[Category:Casualties of the Border Regiment]]</noinclude> |
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|burial_type = Memorial |
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|reference_number = Panel 85 to 86 |
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|resting_place = {{CWGC cemetery|id=85900|name=Tyne Cot Memorial}} |
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|coordinates = {{osm|50.88732|3.00007|14}} |
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|scroll = {{scroll}} |
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|biography = {{no biography}} |
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|references = {{reflist|3}} |
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[[Category:6th Battalion Roll of Honour]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:50, 26 June 2024
| Full Name | John Johnston |
| Rank (highest) | Private |
| Service Number | 24065 |
| Battalion | 6th Battalion |
| Regiment | Border Regiment |
| Enlisted / Commissioned | Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Theatre(s) of War | France and Flanders |
| Born | Carlisle |
| Nationality | 
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| Parents | Francis and Catherine Johnston 31 Close Street, Carlisle |
| Casualty Type | Commonwealth War Dead |
| Died | 5 October, 1917 |
| Age | 33 |
| Cause of Death | Killed in action |
| Burial Type | Memorial |
| Reference Number | Panel 85 to 86 |
| Resting Place | Tyne Cot Memorial Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Coordinates |  Latitude: 50.88732 / Longitude: 3.00007
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| Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
Biography
We do not have any biographical information about this soldier.
This is a dedicated remembrance page for John Johnston (24065), a soldier of The Border Regiment (inc. being attached or transferred) during The Great War. Please consider helping this project by contacting us with any useful information OR feel free to include any relevant information here yourself by clicking on "Edit" above.
References and notes
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