JOHNSON, Clarence William
| Service Number: | 317 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Corowa, New South Wales, Australia, 21 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Corowa, Corowa Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Prahran College Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 22 September 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXIV H 9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Corowa War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 317, 10th Machine Gun Company, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, SN 317, 10th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, SN 317, 10th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 22 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, SN 317, 21st Machine Gun Company , Third Ypres |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
CLARENCE WILLIAM JOHNSON was born on 21st April, 1894, at Corowa, New South Wales, the son of Mr. Walter Murray Johnson and Mrs. Christina Johnson. He was educated at Prahran College, Melbourne, and joined the Bank’s staff at Albury, New South Wales, on 26th September, 1912. In January, 1915, he was transferred to Wodonga, and in October to Corryong, as teller.
Clarence Johnson enlisted in July, 1916, and was allotted to the 21st Machine Gun Section of the A.I.F. He went to Flanders and was badly wounded at Ypres on 20th September, 1917. Two days afterwards he died in the 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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