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John James JOHNSON

Regimental number1040
Place of birthYorketown, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarm hand
AddressYorketown, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.9
Height5' 11"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, Jack Johnson, Edinburgh, Yorke's Peninsula, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil (Exempt Area under Compulsory Military Training scheme)
Enlistment date11 January 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 9 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 October 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date6 March 1918
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 death15 June 1967
Age at death73
Place of burialBrighton Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, JOHNSON John James

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