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JOHNSON, Marshall Roy
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5126, V383677 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Woolsthorpe, Victoria, Australia, 6 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Woolsthorpe, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Woolsthorpe State School |
| Occupation: | Contractor/Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Koroit, Victoria, 18 September 1970, aged 76 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warrnambool Public Cemetery, Victoria Wesleyan section - Row 15 |
| Memorials: | Woolsthorpe WWI War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5126, Warrnambool, Victoria | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5126, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5126, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5126, 14th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, Shell wound (buttocks) | |
| 17 Mar 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 5126, 14th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, 2nd occasion - Shell wound (thigh) | |
| 13 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 5126, 14th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V383677, 8th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Warrnambool, Vic. | |
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| 20 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V383677, 8th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Ellison JOHNSON and Martha Ann Burcombe JOHNSON nee FURBER, Woolsthorpe, Victoria
Husband of Mary Johnston JOHNSON nee GREER
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