| Regimental number | 1040 |
| Place of birth | Yorketown, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | Yorketown, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21.9 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Jack Johnson, Edinburgh, Yorke's Peninsula, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil (Exempt Area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 43rd Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, 9 June 1917 (gun shot wound, right forearm). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Beltana', 18 October 1917; discharged (wounded), Adelaide, 6 March 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 73 |
| Place of burial | Brighton Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, JOHNSON John James |