William Robert JOHNS

JOHNS, William Robert

Service Number: 650
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 13th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Melbourne, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Cobden, Corangamite, Victoria
Schooling: Unknown
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Stomach cancer, Heidelberg victoria, date not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Cobden Church of England Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

25 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 650, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 650, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney

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Biography

My grandfather, loved his family, he had been fostered at birth, but did not return to his foster parents, he married had a son and daughter, ran a mixed business in Cobden. They were burnt out in the 1939 fires, they moved to Sebastopol opened another shop, finally moved to Melbourne to be closer to family, where they had another shop, he was a great pastry cook.  My grandfather was a gentle, loving man, never spoke about his service, marched in the Anzac parade for many years, only drank a stout on odd occasions.

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