The AIF Project

Charles Henry JOHANSEN

Regimental number1652
Place of birthBurnside, Findley
SchoolThornton State School, via Laidley, Queensland
Other trainingPost master masonic lodge 2267 EC Laidley, Qld
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressBurnside, Laidley, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinBrother, Walter Johansen, Burnside, Laidley, Queensland
Enlistment date21 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, Machine Gun Section
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 11), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Lars Henry and Marie JOHANSEN. Native of Laidley, Queensland
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95
Date: 27 June 1918

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.