Lieutenant Colonel James Lyon Johnston

Birth Date 05/05/1863
Birth Place United Kingdom: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen
Death Date 20/07/1937
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
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  • 11th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • B Group
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Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918

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    Group portrait of all the original officers and men of the 11th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, AIF. The ...

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Date of birth 05/05/1863
Date promoted 18/08/1914 Appointed Lieutenant Colonel.
Date of embarkation 02/11/1914
Other units 18/08/1914 11 Battalion.
Other units 11/02/1915 Assumed temporary command, 11 Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 06/12/1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 10/12/1916
Other units 24/11/1917 Re-appointed Officer Commanding Troops 'Canberra'.
Date of honour or award 25/07/1917 Mention in Despatches.
Other units 23/11/1917 AIF appointment terminated.
Date of honour or award 25/07/1917 Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.
Other units 09/01/1918 Officer Commanding Troops 'Kashgar'.
Date returned to Australia 30/01/1918
Date of death 20/07/1937

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