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JOHNSON, John James
| Service Number: | 1040 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yorketown, South Australia, April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Yorketown, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Memorials: | Yorketown and District of Melville Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1040, 43rd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1040, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1040, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1040, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW arm | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1040, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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LIFE BEFORE THE WAR:
John James Johnson was born in approximately April 1894 in Yorketown, South Australia. His father’s name was Jack Johnson however, his mum’s name is left unfound. Johnson was at the age of 21 years and 9 months upon joining with the height of 5 feet and 11 inches, weight of 154lbs and chest measurements of 35-37 inches. Upon joining the war, Johnson had a fresh complexion, brown eyes, dark hair and an occupation of working as a Farm Hand.
SERVICE DURING THE WAR:
Johnson embarked with the 43rd Battalion for England in June 1916. After some time training, he was promoted to lance corporal. On 9th June 1917, at the battle of Messines, Johnson was badly wounded in the arm. He was evacuated to England for treatment but was not fit to return to duty and was sent home to Australia for discharge.
On the 6th of March 1918, Johnson was released from the army. Johnson’s reason for his discharge was due to being medically unfit, however not due to misconduct. Overall, Johnson spent 2 years and 55 days at war and on the 5th of April, he was finally discharged.