Born at Hokitika, New Zealand, Presbyterian. Enlisted 29 November 1915 age 36, factory employer. Nok father, Mr David Johnstone, Thornton, Servetus St, Osborne (later Swanbourne), WA. Embarked at Fremantle 9 August 1916 per A 28 Miltiades. Wounded in action in France on 28 September 1917. RTA 1 June 1919 per Somali. Discharged 22 August 1919. Service medals; BWM and VM.
