JOHNSON, John Heber
| Service Number: | 280 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Beeac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 2 May 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Crucifix Corner Cemetery VII, D5 |
| Memorials: | Beeac War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 280, 13th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 28 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 280, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 28 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 280, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 2 May 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-05-02 |
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Lieutenant John Heber Johnson enlisted on February 27th, 1915 and was a member of the 13th Light Horse regiment at Alexandria, transported on the Arcadia to Marseilles as a Corporal. In 1916, he trained at the Cadet Battalion, Trinity College, Cambridge and was later appointed Lieutenant. He then departed for France again in 1917, joining the 14th Battalion, also known as "Jacka's mob". He replaced Albert Jacka, VC, in the position of Intelligence Officer and performed many acts of courage and gallantry. John Heber Johnson was awarded the Military Cross on 15th January, 1918, and also the Military Cross Bar, posthumously,on 16th September, 1918. Lt. John Heber Johnson was killed by machine gun fire on 2nd May, 1918.
His grave is in Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Villers-Brettoneux.
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