Arthur James JOHNSON

Regimental number4153
Place of birthBroadwater, New South Wales
SchoolRous Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressLismore, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Hannah Johnson, Goonellabah, Lismore, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed as a Senior Cadet
Enlistment date14 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 28 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 12 October 1917
Place of death or woundingShine Elmi, Belgium
Age at death19.5
Place of burialNine Elms British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 10), Poperinghe, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
108
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Hannah Sophia JOHNSON, Goonellabah, New South Wales. Native of Rous, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsCousin, 4214 Private Arthur Robert Stoker killed at Flers, 5 November 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal