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JOHNSON, Percy Victor
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2063, V82241 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1915, Queenscliff, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 25 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Fisherman |
| Died: | Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia, 12 June 1968, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Queenscliff Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Queenscliff Fire Brigade Honor Roll |
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World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2063, 14th Infantry Battalion, Queenscliff, Vic. | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2063, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2063, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2063, 14th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2063, 14th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, SW to head. Rejoined unit 16 August 1916. | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 1 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion, France. Reverted to Private at own request 26 December 1916. | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2063, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2063, 14th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 27 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2063, 14th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hebuterne | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2063, 14th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, BW to right foot. Evacuated to England. Soldier had only returned to his unit two days earlier after having previously been sentenced to 10 years Penal Servitude following FGCM on 21 April 1918 (having being found guilty of desertion from 8 April to 13 April 1918). Sentence was reduced to 2 years on 5 June 1918 and then suspended on 9 September 1918. He was released from No.7 Military Prison on 13 September 1918 and rejoined unit. The sentence was fully remitted by GOC on 15 January 1919. | |
| 1 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2063, 14th Infantry Battalion, RTA 15 January 1919 for discharge. |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V82241 |
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