JOHNSON, Bartholomew
| Service Number: | 813 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 December 1915, 14th Infantry, 3.5 years |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia, 14 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Hamel, France, 24 July 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery VII. A. 7. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, I.O.O.R. Kurri Kurri Tent No 64 Pictorial HR, Kurri Kurri Methodist Church Roll of Honor, Kurri Kurri War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 813, 35th Infantry Battalion, 14th Infantry, 3.5 years | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 813, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 813, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 10 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Jul 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 813, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 813 awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-24 | |
| 4 Feb 1919: | Honoured Military Medal, For brave courageous action during an attack on enemy trenches near MORLANCOURT on the night 5th/6th May, 1918. During the advance all N.C.O.s of his platoon, excepting himself, were made casualties. He at once assumed command and showed marked coolness and initiative in reorganising his platoon after reaching the final objective, and at once commencing the necessary consolidation of newly won position. Throughout the night he was of the greatest assistance to his Company Commander, his frequent situation reports being of much value.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 15 |
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From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Let us remember a Fallen soldier of The Great War memorialised at Sandgate Cemetery.
On the 24th July 1918, Corporal Bartholomew Johnson M.M., referred to as Bart, 35th Battalion (Reg No-813), bread carter (Kurri Kurri Co-Operative Store), from Barton Street, Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, was Killed in Action at Hamel, France, age 24 years 4 months. Cause of death unknown.
Born at Adamstown, New South Wales on the 14th March 1894 to William (died 21.6.1927, Wallsend, N.S.W., age 64), from 16 Portland Place, New Lambton, N.S.W., and Elizabeth Johnson nee Hetherington (died 21.8.1948, New Lambton, N.S.W., age 83, mother of 7), from 16 Portland Place, New Lambton, N.S.W., Bart enlisted on the 1st December 1915 at West Maitland, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A24 Benalla on the 1st May 1916.
Disembarked Plymouth, England 9.7.1916.
Granted leave to England from 18.9.1917 to 2.10.1917.
Promoted to Corporal 9.6.1918.
Awarded Military Medal 21st May 1918.
'For brave courageous action during an attack on enemy trenches near MORLANCOURT on the night 5th/6th May, 1918. During the advance all N.C.O.s of his platoon, excepting himself, were made casualties. He at once assumed command and showed marked coolness and initiative in reorganising his platoon after reaching the final objective, and at once commencing the necessary consolidation of newly won position. Throughout the night he was of the greatest assistance to his Company Commander, his frequent situation reports being of much value.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 15.
Date: 4th February 1919.
Mr. Johnson is resting at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, France. Plot VII Row A Grave 7.
Many thanks to Thierry Grier for the cemetery and headstone photos.
Place of Association - Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia.
Bart’s name has been inscribed on the Kurri Kurri War Memorial, Kurri Kurri Methodist Church Roll of Honour, Kurri Kurri Independent Order of Rechabites Tent No. 64 Roll of Honour and The Capt. Clarence Smith Jeffries (V.C.) and Pte. William Matthew Currey (V.C.) Memorial Wall.
I have placed poppies at the memorialised Johnson gravesite in remembrance of their son’s service and supreme sacrifice for God, King & Country. METHODIST 2 (PRIMITIVE) 21 SW. 9.
See The Harrower Collection - http://harrowercollection.com/menu.html.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered“.
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/.
Lest We Forget.
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