Regimental number | 4212 |
Place of birth | Gundagai, New South Wales |
School | State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Tailor |
Address | Corryong, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr H P Johnson, Corryong, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Eldest son was left without a mother at 7. From that time to date of enlistment greatly assisted his father in rearing a younger brother and two younger sisters most faithfully and devotedly. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Strazel |
Age at death | 23.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | La Kreule Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 17), Hazebrouck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 47 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herbert Powell and Elizabeth Wauigh JOHNSON, Corryong, Victoria. Native of Gundagai, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |