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JOHNSON, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 173 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1915, St Arnaud, Vic. Aged 48 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 3 July 1867 |
| Home Town: | Stuart Mill, Northern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 5 August 1929, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 173, 22nd Infantry Battalion, St Arnaud, Vic. Aged 48 | |
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| 8 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 173, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 173, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 12 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 30 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 173, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Embarked for Gallipoli | |
| 6 Oct 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 173, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, BW to right leg sustained in the line at Gallipoli. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 173, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RTA 17 March 1916 and discharged as MU (wounds). |
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