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JOHNSON, Arthur Chaplin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 895 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Great Shelford, Cambridge, England, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Toorak, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Croydon Parish Church School, England |
| Occupation: | Harbour Trust employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 15 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row B, Grave 16 Inscription reads: Father in Thy gracious keeping, leave we now Thy servant sleeping, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 895, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 895, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 895, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 895, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 895, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (face) | |
| 29 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 15 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 895, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 895 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-08-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Chaplin Johnson and Lucy Ann Johnson of 3 Vincent's Road, Dorking, Surrey, England. Brother of G.R. Johnson of 29 Tamworth Road, Croydon, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
While living in England he had served in the Royal Marine Artillery for 12 years
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