JOHNSON, William
| Service Number: | 1683 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wilby, Suffolk, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Warren, Warren Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Grave II. A. 1. Personal Inscription: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR US ALL |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1683, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1683, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1683, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1888 JOHNSON William Hoxne 4a 781
He was the son of Robert and Hannah Johnson of Stone House (cottages), Wilby. He had emigrated and settled in Warren, New South Wales where he became a station hand. He enlisted on 15th November 1915 and embarked for France on HMAT Ceramic on 14th April 1916. He was killed in action aged 30 years.
His parents later moved to Wigston St., Countesthorpe, Leicester, England.
He is remembered on the Wilby War Memorial in St Mary's Church, Church Road, Wilby,
Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, IP21 5LE, England. It takes the form of four brass plaques enclosed together in an oak frame with a glass front.
Unveiled 11 April 1920 by Major Charles Coming and dedicated by the Ven. J G R Darling, Archdeacon of Suffolk.
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