JOHNSON, Stanley Arthur
| Service Number: | 6107 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Georgetown,NSW,Australia, 14 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 8 October 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6107, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6107, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney |
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Stanley Arthur Johnson enlisted in June 1916 one month after his third child was born. He left his wife Imelda and three children Phyllis, Arthur and Lawrence.
Stanley Arthur JOHNSON
Regimental number 6107
Place of birth Newcastle, New South Wales
Religion Baptist
Occupation Clerk
Address Erlyle, Queens Avenue, Marrickville, New South Wales
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 24
Height 5' 6.5"
Weight 132 lbs
Next of kin Wife, Mrs Imelda Johnson, Erlyle, 26 Queens Avenue, Marrickville, New South Wales
Previous military service Nil
Enlistment date 20 June 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 18th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/35/3
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 18th Battalion
Fate Died of wounds 3 October 1917
Place of burial Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row B, Grave No. 11), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 86
Other details
War service: Western Front
Embarked Sydney, 25 October 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 June 1917; joined 18th Bn, 3 May 1917.
Wounded in action, Belgium, 8 October 1917 (gun shot wound, right arm and leg; multiple compound fractures); died of wounds, 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 8 October 1917.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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