Regimental number | 8000 |
Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria |
School | Faraday Street State School, Carlton, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Tel mechanic |
Address | 2 Melton Street, Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, John Thomas Johnson, 2 Melton Street, Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. Sergeant, Australian Garrison Artillery |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 6, Battery 16 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Given name spelt Charles on RoHc. Fought at Egypt, Arabian Desert, France. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot XII, Row B, Grave No. 20), Dickebusch, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Thomas and Emmeline JOHNSON, Charlesville, Epsom Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Three cousins killed in action. One cousin returned with Honors. |