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JOHNSON, George Blatchford Fay
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1711 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ashfield, New South Wales, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | North Annandale Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Fibrous Plasterer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1, Row D, Grave 16 Rev. K. Single officiated Headstone inscription reads: My beloved son not dead but asleep, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1711, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 28 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1711, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1711, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jacob Christian Johnson and Eliza Ann Johnson of 43 Cambridge Street, Enmore, NSW formerly of 11 Edgecliffe, Road, Woollahra, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal