In Memory Of
JOHNSTON, JOHN BUIST
Service Details
Age:
39
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
885
Rank:
Private
Unit:
4th
Unit 2:
"D" Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Horse
Date of Death:
1916-09-08
Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
VII. C. 10.
Cemetery:
MOROGORO CEMETERY
Country:
Tanzania
Additional Information
Son of Patrick Leslie Johnston, and Jessie Chalmers Johnston, of Huntly, Longforgan, Dundee, Scotland. Served in South African Campaign (as Cpl.) with Brabants Horse, (as Serjt.) with Western Province Mounted Rifles, later in Cape Mounted Police.