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Joseph Weldon Johnston 1910–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1910

Birth Location: Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia

Death Date: Sep 1942

Death Location: Port Moresby War Cemetery, Port Moresby, National Capital District, National Capital, Papua New Guinea

Father: Alfred Johnston

Mother: Beatrice Weldon

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Joseph Weldon Johnston was born in 1910 in Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia, the child of Alfred Joseph Alf Johnston And Beatrice Maud Maude Weldon. Joseph Weldon Johnston passed away in 1942 in Port Moresby War Cemetery, Port Moresby, National Capital District, National Capital, Papua New Guinea.

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Biography

  • Joseph Weldon Johnston was born in 1910 in Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia, the child of Alfred Joseph Alf Johnston And Beatrice Maud Maude Weldon.
  • Joseph Weldon Johnston passed away in 1942 in Port Moresby War Cemetery, Port Moresby, National Capital District, National Capital, Papua New Guinea.

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Joseph Johnston's Ancestors

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Joseph Johnston
1910–1942
Birth Place: Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Parents
Alfred Joseph (Alf) Johnston
1876–1966
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Beatrice (Maud (Maude)) Weldon
1875–1956
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
Joseph Johnston
1835–1922
Gilcrux, Cumberland, England
Lucy Taylor
1846–1926
Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Johnston
1797–1878
Isabella Bell
1800–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Johnston
1785–1851
John Bell
1772–1852
Hannah Wilkinson
1775–1853

Joseph Johnston's Timeline

4 Records

1910
6 Feb 1910
Birth of Joseph Weldon Johnston in Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
1942
31 Aug 1942
Age 32
Death of Joseph Weldon Johnston in Kokoda, Central Province, Papua New Guinea
Kokoda, Central Province, Papua New Guinea
1942
Sep 1942
Age 32
Burial of Joseph Weldon Johnston in Australian War Memorial, Campbell, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Australian War Memorial, Campbell, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
1942
Sep 1942
Age 32
Burial of Joseph Weldon Johnston in Port Moresby War Cemetery, Port Moresby, National Capital District, National Capital, Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby War Cemetery, Port Moresby, National Capital District, National Capital, Papua New Guinea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1910
    Event Place: Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Australia, World War II Military Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B883

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1942
    Event Place: Kokoda, Central Province, Papua New Guinea
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Sep 1942
    Event Place: Australian War Memorial, Campbell, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Sep 1942
    Event Place: Port Moresby War Cemetery, Port Moresby, National Capital District, National Capital, Papua New Guinea
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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