JOHNSON, John Adolphus
| Service Number: | 3837 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 October 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tuncurry, New South Wales, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Failford, Great Lakes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes (Respitory Illness), Hasting District Hospital, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, 1 January 1954, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 1 Jan 1017: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3837, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3837, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney |
My Grandfather
John Adolphus Johnson is my grandfather I never knew him he died of respitory illness from the bombs used during the war. He suffered for years with lung problems.
He married my grandmother Evelyn Allard and had 5 children 4 boys and one girl. All are now deceased. They moved to Port Macquarie and he worked in the timber industry.
My mother has told me he never liked to talk about his time in the war. I have recently started to research his life and do not have all the details as yet. Now that I have found out he was in the 19th Batallion, I have been reading about the battles he was involved in. - Cheryl O'Reilly
Submitted 3 June 2015 by Cheryl O'Reilly
Biography
"MR. J. A. JOHNSON
Mr. John Adolphus (Dolph) Johnson died at Hasting District Hospital on January 1, aged 68 years. Deceased who had resided at Port Macquarie for 22 years was well known in the timber industry. He was born at Tuncurry and on the death of his parents was reared by the Noone family, of Krambach. When war came in 1914 he enlisted with the 6th Light Horse, and saw service on Gallipoli and in France. There he was badly gassed, and after a period in England he was returned to Australia. In 1917, at Taree, he married Miss Evelyn V. Allard, who survives him with their family of four sons and one daughter.
The late "Dolph" Johnson came to Port Macquarie 22 years ago, and engaged in the haulage of timber. Twelve years ago, his health caused him to retire and he suffered indifferently until the time of his death. His sons have carried on where their father left off. Members of his family are Messrs. Cecil, Dolph, Victor, and Frank Johnson (Port Macquarie) and Melba (Mrs. Northam, Nelson's Bay). Cecil's twin brother died when a few weeks old. One brother, Mr. Fred Johnson, and one sister, Mrs. David Johnstone, of Missouri, also survive. The funeral on Saturday, January 2nd was largely attended, and deceased was given military honours." - from the Manning River Times and Advocate 15 Jan 1954 (nla.gov.au)
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