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JOHNSON, Edwin Ralph
| Service Number: | 19594 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Crystal Brook, South Australia, 11 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Mitcham, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | North Adelaide, South Australia, 12 January 1965, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Honour Board, Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Crystal Brook District WW1 Roll of Honour, Moonta Mines Male Voice Choir Roll of Honour, Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1, South Australian Education Department Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1916: | Involvement 19594, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Embarked 19594, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
6 October 1917 - Promoted to 2 Lieutenant
1 Januar 1919 - After having been denied two Mentioned IN Despatches he was awarded the Miliatary Cross
Citation Reads;
During the period between September 17 and December 31, 1918 Lt Johnson has rendered Valuable service and Conscientious devotion to duty.This officer has acted as F.C.O on three distinct occasions under very heavy fire during operations from 8 August 1918 and on each occasion sending back invaluable information; particualarly on 8 October 1918 during the attack by the 30 American Division to whom his information was sent back at great personal risk, and was of very considerable value to the Staff organising the operatin. His courage and devotion to duty have always been of the highest order
He was known as Ralph and taught at Clare, Crystal Brook, Peterborough and Port LIncoln schools. His last residential address 23 Addison Avenue, Marden, South Australia.
10 January 1920 - Married Dorothea Florence Hand in th Methodist Church, Pirie Street, Adelaide
RSL Information
31 May 1929 - Joined State Branch
30 November 1935 - Transferred to Clare Sub Branch
9 June 1946 - Transferred to Port Lincoln Sub Branch
23 July 1958 - Transferred to Payneham Sub Branch
Badge 18671 lost