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Edward James JOHNSON

Regimental number814
Place of birthNorth Seaton Colliery, Northumberland, England
SchoolChurch Colliery
Age on arrival in Australia37
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressFifth Street, Weston, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinSister, Mrs Maria Riley, No 3, Phoenix Yard, Morpeth, England
Enlistment date3 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death40
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialPont D'Achelles Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 10), Nieppe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
125
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mathew and Sarah Jane JOHNSON. Native of North Seaton, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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