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John Peter JOHNSON

Regimental number4814
Date of birth26 January 1893
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarter
AddressTottenham Street, Woolloongabba, South Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Johnson, Tottenham Street, Woolloongabba, South Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets for 1 year. Previously rejected for AIF enlistment because of deficient chest measurement.
Enlistment date14 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 28 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 August 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Margaret JOHNSON. Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date4 April 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt

Admitted to No. 4 Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 30 June 1916 (pleurisy and mumps); transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, 1 July 1916.

Invalided to Australia on board HT 'Borda' from Suez, 17 August 1916 (pulmonary tuberculosis); discharged, 4 April 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death11 September 1943
Age at death50
Place of burialCremated: Mt Thompson Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland

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