JOHNSON, John Edward
| Service Number: | 2125 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Knightsbridge, Adelaide, South Australia, 22 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Public School & Private College |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 30 August 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Commissioner of Public Works Roll of Honour, Adelaide National War Memorial, Largs Bay St Alban's Church Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2125, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2125, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 30 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-08-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Edward Tenison JOHNSON was born on 22nd April, 1894 in Knightsbridge, Adelaide, South Australia
His parents were Jacob Thomas JOHNSON and Henrietta WOODS
Biography
"LATE LIEUT. J. E. JOHNSON.
Second-Lieut. J. E. Johnson, who was killed in action in France on August 30, was the eldest son of Mr. J. T. Johnson, stationmaster, Largs. At the time of his enlistment he was on the clerical staff of Messrs. Wilkinson & Co., Grenfell street. He left as sergeant in June, 1915, arrived at Gallipoli on July 30, and took part in the severe fighting during the following month. He remained at Gallipoli until the evacuation. He received his commission on his twenty-second birthday on returning to Egypt, and subsequently left for France. Lieut. Johnson was a promising young man, of sterling qualities, and of a bright and cheerful disposition, and was held in high esteem." - from the Adelaide Register 10 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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