Archibald (Arthur) JOHNSON

JOHNSON, Archibald

Service Number: 3380
Enlisted: 29 July 1915, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 11th Infantry Battalion
Born: Southwark, England, 1892
Home Town: Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia
Schooling: St Jude's School, London
Occupation: Aerated water manufacturer/Factory hand
Died: Killed in Action, France, 30 May 1916
Cemetery: Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais
Plot 1 Row H Grave 49
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

29 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3380, 11th Infantry Battalion, Perth, Western Australia
2 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3380, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3380, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
30 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3380, 11th Infantry Battalion

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Biography

Archi came to Western Australia with parents, Alfred & Emily J. Johnson. Baptised 14 August 1892 St. Paul, Westminster, London. His father a grocer's assistent.  He married in Perth 1915 Eva Frances Hill b. 1891, daughter of George Alexander Hill & Kate Flower Smith.  A son, Arthur Percival Johnson was born same year he was killed.