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Alfred Edward JOHNSON

Regimental number3938
Place of birthWyrallah, Richmond River, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressThe Elms, Tyugarah, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs. Ellen Jane Johnson, The Elms, Tyugarah, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the 4th Light Horse, Cavalry Civilian Corps
Enlistment date3 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 19 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularBuried in French Cemetery
FateDied of wounds 30 March 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death24.8
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block O, Plot VIII, Row G, Grave No. 5), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
118
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Ellen Jane JOHNSON, Tyagarah, Byron Bay, New South Wales. Native of Wyrallah, Richmond River, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsSeveral cousins killed in action.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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