Charles Henry JOHNS

JOHNS, Charles Henry

Service Number: 2037
Enlisted: 29 January 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion
Born: Ross, Tasmania, Australia, 15 August 1896
Home Town: Derby, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Bushman
Died: Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 19 August 1916, aged 20 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Derby WW1 Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

29 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2037, 12th Infantry Battalion
1 Apr 1915: Involvement Private, 2037, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1915: Embarked Private, 2037, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

The son of Charles and Caroline Johns of Derby, Tasmania.

Charles's father also enlisted with the Remount Unit and served in Egypt for six months at well over 50 years of age. Another brother, 15224 Thomas Johns 13th Field Artillery Brigade, enlisted at 17 years of age and returned to Australia unharmed.