JOHNSON, Alfred George Austin
| Service Number: | 3071 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toolleen, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wood Cutter |
| Died: | Redcliffe, Guildford, Western Australia, 10 September 1937, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
South Guildford Cemetery, W. A. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3071, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3071, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3071, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3071, 11th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 25 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3071, 11th Infantry Battalion, France - GSW thigh severe | |
| 25 Feb 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3071, 11th Infantry Battalion, ex Devonport to Albany WA per HT Anchises | |
| 25 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3071, 11th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Alf was the fourth of eighteen children of John Godfrey Johnson (b1848 in Bolivia, NSW) and Ellen Folwell (b1859 in Stawell, Victoria). John's parents arrived in NSW in 1841 as Assisted Immigrants on board the Brothers and later followed the goldrushes to Victoria and WA - family anecdote is that John was born in Bolivia, South America.
Alf was working as a Carter in Midland Junction, WA in 1901 when he married Florence Elizabeth Gould (b1887 in Guildford, WA). Alf worked as a Labourer in Cunderdin while Florence stayed at New Norcia Mission. In June 1915 Alf was a Wood Cutter in Perth WA when he enlisted in the AIF (Private; Service No:3071). Alf served with 11th Infantry Battalion in France, where he was WiA on two occasions in 1916 and 1917 (GSW thigh - severe). Alf was Discharged in June 1919. He was one of eight brothers who served in WWI and WWII
Returning to Midland Junction in WA Alf worked as a Labourer and Prospector and died in 1937
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