Arthur Sydney JOHNSON

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JOHNSON, Arthur Sydney

Service Number:	801
Enlisted:	29 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glanville, South Australia, 30 April 1893
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Northfield Primary School
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 May 1915, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

29 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 801, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 801, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 801, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography

Born 30 April 1893 in Glanville, South Australia
(SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 520 Page: 361 District: PtA.)

Father Charles Lewis August JOHNSON and Mother Rachel Susannah (nee SALMON).

Commenced - sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 23/2/2015. Lest we forget.

"THE LATE PRIVATE A. S. JOHNSON

Private A. S. Johnson, who was killed in action at the Dardanelles, was the second son of Mr. C. L. Johnson, of Northfield. He was born at Port Adelaide, and was 22 years of age on April 30 last. He was educated at Northfield school, and was a member of the 10th Batallion. He was one of the first to enlist after the war broke out." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 17 Jul 1915 (nla.gov.au)

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