James Paul JOHNS

JOHNS, James Paul

Service Number: 643
Enlisted: 11 December 1916, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Machine Gun Battalion
Born: Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1882
Home Town: Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling: Sailors Gully State School, Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Miner
Died: Died of wounds, France, 30 August 1918
Cemetery: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Plot VIII, Row B, Grave 1, Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Sailors Gully Eaglehawk North State School No. 1428 Honor Roll The Great War
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World War 1 Service

11 Dec 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 643, 6th Machine Gun Company, Bendigo, Vic.
10 May 1917: Involvement Private, 643, 6th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
10 May 1917: Embarked Private, 643, 6th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne
16 Apr 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, France
24 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 643, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918
8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 643, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
29 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 643, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, SW right arm and hand. Evacuated to 61st CCS at Vecquemont however died of wounds the next day 30 August 1918.
30 Aug 1918: Involvement Private, 643, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 643 awm_unit: 5th Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-30

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