Regimental number | 328 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Upholsterer |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Maud Mary Johnson, Charlotte Street, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 12, Reinforcement 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Machine Gun Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action (gun shot wound, left eye). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II as Lieutenant, Blue Mountains Contingent, Volunteer Defence Corps, Katoomba, New South Wales. |
Miscellaneous details | Name recorded incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as William Derwit JOHNSON. Enlisted underage. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 83 |
Place of burial | Cremated: Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sysney, New South Wales |