Edward JOHNS

JOHNS, Edward

    Service Number: 6129
    Enlisted: 15 March 1915
    Last Rank: Farrier
    Last Unit: 5th Infantry Brigade Train
    Born: Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 30 March 1893
    Home Town: Ultimo, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Farrier
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    World War 1 Service

    15 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Farrier, 6129, 5th Infantry Brigade Train
    2 Jun 1915: Involvement 6129, 5th Infantry Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
    2 Jun 1915: Embarked 6129, 5th Infantry Brigade Train, HMAT Medic, Sydney

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    Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

    Edward Johns of the Australian Army Service Corps, applied to return to Australia on account of the death of his brother and stepbrother. His brother, 2195 Pte. William John Johns, 56th Battalion AIF, was killed in action 2 April, 1917, aged 20 and a stepbrother, 3790 Pte. Thomas Dunstan 30th Battalion AIF, was killed in action 28 September 1917.

    He was returned to Australia on the authority of the GOC AIF, William Birdwood, during late 1917.

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