Arthur Joseph JOHNSON

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Service Number:	279
Enlisted:	22 February 1915
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Colac, Victoria, Australia, September 1893
Home Town:	Beeac, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Occupation:	School Teacher
Died:	Donvale, Victoria, Australia, 11 October 1977, cause of death not yet discovered

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22 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 279, Depot Battalion (AIF)
30 Apr 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 13th Light Horse Regiment
28 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 279, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
28 May 1915:	Involvement 279, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
17 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 22nd Machine Gun Company
16 Oct 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 22nd Machine Gun Company
8 Jun 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 279, 22nd Machine Gun Company, Gas poisoning "Mild"
30 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 279, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Medically unfit for active service

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