William Thomas JOHNS

JOHNS, William Thomas

Service Number: 3189
Enlisted: 12 April 1915, Enlisted at Kyneton, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th Field Ambulance
Born: Woodend, Victoria, Australia, 15 April 1895
Home Town: Woodend, Macedon Ranges, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Killed in Action, Brighton Beach, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 12 November 1915, aged 20 years
Cemetery: Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC
Plot 1, Row E, Grave 14 Chaplain T.P. Bennett officiated, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Woodend War Memorial Clock Tower
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World War 1 Service

12 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3189, 6th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Kyneton, Victoria
4 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 3189, 6th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: ''
4 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 3189, 6th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was Melbourne Road, Woodend, Victoria

Birth registered as being at Ararat not Woodend

Son of Luke Johns and Harriet Emily Johns nee Parker of 'Lyndhurst', Ringwood, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Previously served in the Citizen Military Forces