Mother of killed Australian Ashley Johnston did not know he was on the frontline against Islamic State

By Heath Aston
Updated March 4 2015 - 8:13am, first published March 3 2015 - 7:30pm
Amanda Johnston, whose son Ashley was killed by Islamic State in Syria. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
Amanda Johnston, whose son Ashley was killed by Islamic State in Syria. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
Amanda Johnston, whose son Ashley was killed by Islamic State in Syria. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
Amanda Johnston, whose son Ashley was killed by Islamic State in Syria. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
Amanda Johnston, whose son Ashley was killed by Islamic State in Syria. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
Amanda Johnston, whose son Ashley was killed by Islamic State in Syria. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
Amanda Johnston, whose son Ashley was killed by Islamic State in Syria. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
Amanda Johnston, whose son Ashley was killed by Islamic State in Syria. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
Amanda Johnston didn't know her son was fighting ISIS until she learnt he'd been killed. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
Amanda Johnston didn't know her son was fighting ISIS until she learnt he'd been killed. Photo: Jeffrey Chan

The mother of the first Australian to die in battle against Islamic State has spoken of her heartbreak in discovering her son was fighting for the Kurds in Syria at the same time as receiving news he had been killed on the frontline.

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