Walter_Johnston_(footballer)

Walter Johnston (footballer)

Walter Johnston (footballer)

Australian rules footballer

Walter Johnston (17 January 1884 – 18 July 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played one game for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1908.

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Until 2018, this game had been incorrectly allocated to Alex Johnston.[1]

Johnston served in the Australian army during World War II, despite being 56 years old by falsifying his birth day to 1 January 1896.[2][non-primary source needed]

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  1. [1]
    Bartlett, Rhett (2 December 2018). "Discovery of a new Tiger of Old". richmondfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. [2]
    Department of Veterans' Affairs. "World War Two Nominal Rolls: Service Record". Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.


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