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JOHNSON, William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2165, 18050 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1915, Place of Enlistment, Ingham, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newbury Staffordshire, England , April 1880 |
| Home Town: | Ingham, Hinchinbrook, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Pneumonia , Ingham, Hinchinbrook, Queensland Australia , 3 January 1965 |
| Cemetery: |
New Ingham Cemetery, Qld RSL Division, Section 1, Site 8 |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2165, 9th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Ingham, Queensland. | |
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| 12 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2165, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane | |
| 12 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2165, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 18050, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 18050, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 5 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2165, 9th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot Wound to head and forearm at Belgium | |
| 16 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Coolness and courage... stretcher carrying 10 wounded men... | |
| 21 Oct 1918: | Honoured Military Medal | |
| 28 Mar 1919: | Honoured Military Medal and bar |
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