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John Stanley Herbert JOHNSON

Regimental number1159
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDraper
AddressRedfern, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Johnson, 1 Newington Road, Stanmore, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years 9 months in the Royal Navy; time expired.
Enlistment date4 December 1914
Place of enlistmentBroadmeadows, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name1st Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 22 December 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1231
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 19 January 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date31 August 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Star of England', 19 January 1916; discharged (medically unfit: shell shock), 31 August 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death22 June 1960
Age at death75
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, JOHNSON John Stanley Herbert

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