honorific_prefix caption death_date death_place birth_place allegiance image_size honorific_suffix birth_date rank image article_title name
brigadier-general brigadier-general francis johnston 07 august 1917 france wellington , new zealand new zealand 300 cb 01 october 1871 brigadier-general bg f e johnston.jpg francis earl johnston
 francis earl johnston
francis earl johnston

brigadier-general francis earl johnston , cb -lrb- 1 october 1871 -- 7 august 1917 -rrb- was a new zealand born british army officer of the first world war , who was seconded to the new zealand military forces , serving at gallipoli and on the western front .
he commanded both the 1st infantry brigade and 3rd new zealand -lrb- rifle -rrb- brigade , and was one of three new zealand brigadier-generals killed during the war .
