Ben Davies Johnston

Service number: 1218

Rank: Sergeant

Unit: 55th Battalion

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Source: National Archives of Australia

Ben Johnston was born at Paddington in 1895. He was a clerk. He enlisted on 1 March 1915 giving as next of kin his mother at 69 Belgrave Street, Manly.

He embarked on the Themistocles on 12 May 1915. He was promoted to Lance-Corporal on 7 November 1916 and Corporal on 11 April 1917. He was promoted to Sergeant on 21 September 1918.

He returned to Australia on the Trasos Montes on 25 May 1919.

After the war he became an Alderman on Manly Council and was closely involved with local sporting organisations. He died in 1957.