Regimental number | 3021 |
Place of birth | Jingellic, New South Wales |
School | Tudor House School, Moss Vale, and King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Overseer |
Address | Franksfield, Gunning, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Frances Maria Johnson, Franksfield, Gunning, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Menangle Park, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 22nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Gaza, Palestine |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Gaza War Cemetery (Plot XXVII, Row C, Grave No. 5), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on St Edmund's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Gunning, New South Wales: 'In memory of the men of this Parish who made the supreme sacrifice of their life in the fight for Truth and Freedom.' Parents: Harry Bell and Frances Maria JOHNSON, Summerless, Moss Vale, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine. Embarked Sydney, 23 November 1916; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 2 January 1917, and marched into Isolation Camp, Moascar, the same day. Marched into 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, 27 January 1917. Proceeded to unit, 8 March 1917; taken on strength of 6th Light Horse Regiment, Abu Shunnar, 9 March 1917. To Port Said Rest Camp, 3 October 1917; rejoined unit, Kazar, 13 October 1917. To Port Said Rest Camp, 26 February 1918; rejoined unit, Jericho, 5 April 1918. Evacuated to hospital, 4 October 1918; admitted to No 66 Casualty Clearing Station, Gaza, 11 October 1918 (dangerously ill). Died, No 47 Stationary Hospital, Gaza, 16 October 1918 (malignant malaria, and lobar pneumonia). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Crossed off the roll of 21st Reinforcement, 6th Light Horse,as 2956, and embarked with 22nd Reinforcement, 6th Light Horse. See 3021 Neville Murray JOHNSON. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JOHNSON Neville Murray |