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JOHNS, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 15224 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Derby, Tasmania, Australia, 4 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Derby, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | 25 July 1987, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Derby WW1 Roll of Honour, Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 15224, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 15224, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 15224, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Thomas Johns enlisted at only 17 years of age at enlistment. His father Charles Johns enlisted at over 50 years of age with the Remount Unit and served in Egypt for over six months. A brother, 2037 Private Charles Henry Johns, 12th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Pozieres during August 1916.
Thomas was recommended for a mention in despatches during April 1918, for courage under heavy fire when trying to relocate the artillery guns of his unit. He returned to Australia during late 1919.
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