JOHNSON, Willie Banon
| Service Number: | 515 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Albury, New South Wales, Australia, August 1889 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School 1883, Bethanga, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Influenza & Broncho Pneumonia, Belton Hospital, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England., United Kingdom, 16 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Grantham Cemetery, Lincolnshire, England Grantham Cemetery (Plot 15, Row B, Grave No. 11), Lincolnshire, Grantham Cemetery, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 515, 6th Machine Gun Company | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 515, 6th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 515, 6th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Medic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 16th March…… Private Willie Banon Johnson was born at Albury, NSW in 1889. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 30th September, 1916 as a 27 year old, single, Farmer from 17 Pridham Street, Kensington, Victoria.
Private Willie Banon Johnson, Service number 515, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Medic (A7) on 16th December, 1916 with the 6th Machine Gun Company, 8th Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 18th February, 1917.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England.
He was marched out from Australian Details at Perham Downs, Wiltshire on 23rd February, 1917 & in to Australian Machine Gun Depot at Belton Park, Lincolnshire, England on 24th February, 1917.
On 8th March, 1917 Private Johnson was sent sick to Belton Hospital, Grantham from Australian Machine Gun Depot.
Private Willie Banon Johnson died at 8 am on 16th March, 1917 at Belton Hospital, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England from Influenza & Broncho Pneumonia.
He was buried in Grantham Cemetery, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England where 5 other WW1 Australian (or connected to Australia) War Graves are located.
Private Johnson’s brother of the Mercantile Marine Service was with the deceased during his last hours, and was also present at the funeral.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/grantham.html
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