Regimental number | 1570 |
Place of birth | Ballarat Victoria |
School | Ballarat State School, Victoria |
Other training | Served 3 years with the 5th A.I.F. Infantry Regiments Albert Park, Melbourne, leaving as Corporal about 1911) |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Warehouseman |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Maria L Johns, 46 Hay Street, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 37), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 62 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John B. and Marie Louise JOHNS, 130 Suburban Road, South Perth. Native of Ballarat, Victoria |
Family/military connections | 7 cousins went from Adelaide to the war. One was killed. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |