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Charles Ambrose JOHNSON

Regimental number3667
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address49 Calder Road, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 8.5"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs A E Johnson, 49 Calder Road, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 12 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 July 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date27 September 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Clan McGillivray', 10 July 1916; discharged (medically unfit: dislocated shoulder), 27 September 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 July 1952
Age at death65
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, JOHNSON Charles Ambrose

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