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Basil Joseph JOHNSON

Regimental number19865
Date of birth13 June 1897
Place of birthGreen Ponds, Tasmania
SchoolKempton State School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressKempton, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, F Johnson, Kempton, Tasmania
Enlistment date12 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 30
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/36/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 20 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 18 July 1919
Discharge date19 December 1919
Family/military connectionsCousins: 2997 Sergeant James William JOHNSON, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 9 August 1919; 6046, Pte George Andrew JOHNSON, 12th Bn. 19th Reinf., killed in action 15 April 1917, France.
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War Service: France

He was wounded in action 6/6/1917, and spent one week in hospital before rejoining his unit. He was wounded in action on 17/9/1917 and on the 22/9/1917, and remained at duty; and suffered further gunshot wounds on 28/10/1918.

Date of death17 October 1933
Place of burialSt Georges Church of England Cemetery, Sorrell, Tasmania

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