Johnston, Henry Noel

Date of Birth	1924-11-30
Date of Death	1965-06-25
Age	40
Gender	Male
Birth Place	Australia, New South Wales, West Wyalong
Died During Service	Yes
Cause of Death	Bronchitis, congestion of the lung and minimal pneumonia, together with the combined effects of barbiturate

Service Details

Service	RANR - Royal Australian Navy Reserve
Date of Entry	1942-07-26
Rank	Stoker II
Rate	Stoker
Official Number	S6974
Discharged Date	1946-07-09
Discharge Type	Demobed - Discharged at end of War Service
Service Period	1942-1946
Active Service (War service)	WW2
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Refer Service Record see Sources

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Woden Cemetery formerly Canberra General Cemetery
Cemetery Address	Phillip, ACT
Demonination/Area	Portion 5
Section	D
Grave Number	128
Grave Type	Burial - Grave

Notes

Served in destroyers and corvettes. Granted LWOP 18 December 1944 - 25 January 1945 to assist his uncle at harvest time. According to the inquest, his death was attributed to the combined factors of the medical conditions

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives Nominal Roll - Department of Veteran Affairs See Coroners Court Report of Inquest Canberra Times 10 September 1965 page 12

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