Regimental number | 3333 |
Place of birth | Yarram Yarram,Victoria |
School | Wesley College |
Other training | 2 years Melbourne University Rifles (Corp) |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Student |
Address | South Gippsland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, B P Johnson, Yarram Yarram, South Gippsland, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets and Melbourne University Regiment (Citizen Military Forces). |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted June 1915 after having been twice rejected. Had been strongly recommended for a commission and warned that he was to go to England to the O.T.C. immediately. Served in Egypt as well as France and Belgium. (Father) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | near Strazeele, Merris Front |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 21), Bailleul, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 47 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ben Percival and Emily Kate JOHNSON, Yarram Yarram, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Captain V.C. Brown MC and Bar. Had relatives in the AIF, the British, the Canadian and the American Forces. My only eligible son. |