Regimental number | 19865 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Green Ponds, Tasmania |
School | Kempton State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Kempton, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, F Johnson, Kempton, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 30 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 2997 Sergeant James William JOHNSON, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 9 August 1919; 6046, Pte George Andrew JOHNSON, 12th Bn. 19th Reinf., killed in action 15 April 1917, France. |
Other details |
War Service: France He was wounded in action 6/6/1917, and spent one week in hospital before rejoining his unit. He was wounded in action on 17/9/1917 and on the 22/9/1917, and remained at duty; and suffered further gunshot wounds on 28/10/1918. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | St Georges Church of England Cemetery, Sorrell, Tasmania |