Hedley Murrell JOHNSON

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JOHNSON, Hedley Murrell

Service Number:	1751
Enlisted:	12 July 1915, Keswick, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Bendleby, South Australia, Australia, 5 August 1894
Home Town:	Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia, 6 September 1980, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Happy Valley Cemetery, Port Lincoln RSL Section Plot/Grave/Niche: 11 Row: M
Memorials:	Port Lincoln & District Honor Roll WW1

World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1751, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Keswick, SA
11 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1751, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
11 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1751, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1751, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
21 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1
Date unknown:	Wounded 1751, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Date unknown:	Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
Date unknown:	Involvement 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas JOHNSON and Jane nee SOLLY

Medals: British war Medal, Victory Medal.

The Register (Adelaide, SA: 1901 - 1929) Tuesday 7 May 1918

WOUNDED SOLDIERS.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Johnson, of Pillana, near Port Lincoln, has been notified that their youngest son, Pte. H. M. Johnson, has been wounded in France (second occasion).

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60353824

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