Herbert (Ben) JOHNSON MC

JOHNSON, Herbert

Service Number: 2840
Enlisted: 9 June 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 21st Machine Gun Company
Born: Southport, Queensland, March 1893
Home Town: Stanthorpe, Southern Downs, Queensland
Schooling: Brisbane Grammar School
Occupation: Bank clerk
Memorials: Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

9 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2840, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland
1 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2840, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
1 Sep 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2840, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney
31 Jan 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 21st Machine Gun Company
15 Apr 1917: Imprisoned Escaped, arrived England via Holland 30 Nov 1917
18 Aug 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 21st Machine Gun Company
10 Jun 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant

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