JOHNSON, Hackleton Mathew
| Service Number: | 1565 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Glen Innes, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Yarraford Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Contractor |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 1 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Martinpuich British Cemetery Row B, Grave 7 |
| Memorials: | Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial, Glen Innes Rifle Club Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1565, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1565, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1565, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney | |
| 25 Jul 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, 'For conspicuous and gallant devotion to duty as stretcher bearers during operations at GIRD TRENCH near LE SARS on 14th November, 1916. These men did most excellent work attending to and bringing in wounded under very heavy shell and machine gun fire. They continued carrying back wounded to the aid post all day and the greater portion of the night, and undoubtedly saved very many mens lives.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 116 Date: 25 July 1917 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
“Hackie” Johnson was reported in the local newspaper of Glen Innes to have participated in the landing at Gallipoli, in April 1915, and was wounded at Lone Pine on August 7 the same year, with a gunshot wound to the right arm and was evacuated. In November 1916 he won the Military Medal for great gallantry as a stretcher bearer rescuing wounded men, and in the same battle another brother (Robert Ernest) won the same distinction, for doing similar work. A third brother (William Glynn) was also recommended for an award for bravery. William Glynn Thomas was later killed in action in Belgium during September 1917. A fourth brother (Bertie Thomas) was also wounded in France.