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Auction: 18001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 328

Pair: 2nd Lieutenant A. A. Johnston, Reserve Lancers, late King Edward's Horse

1914-15 Star (1162 Pte. A. A. Johnston, K. Edw. H.); British War Medal 1914-20 (1162 Sjt. A. A. Johnston, K. Edw. H.), generally very fine (2)

Andrew Archibald Johnston was born in Singapore on 10 December 1881, the son of an East India Merchant. He enlisted as a Trooper in 2nd King Edward's Horse on the Army Reserve in November 1914, when he stated that his former occupation was that of 'rancher'; he would later state that he had also been a 'prospector' and 'trawler hand'.

Rapidly advanced to Sergeant, he reverted to the rank of Private at his own request in April 1915, shortly before he was embarked for France. By January 1916, however, he was once again wearing Sergeant's stripes and he remained on active service until July 1917, when he was posted to No. 1 Cavalry Cadet Squadron at Netheravon. He was subsequently commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st (Reserve) Lancers and relinquished his commission in March 1919; sold with copied research.


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