Samuel Arthur JOHNSON

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Service Number:	5460
Enlisted:	7 October 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	12th Field Company Engineers
Born:	Manchester, England, 25 November 1875
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	New South Wales, Australia , 12 August 1940, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Independent General Section, Zone F, Section L, Grave 436. Unmarked
Memorials:

7 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5460, 5th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
17 Dec 1915:	Involvement 5460, 5th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
17 Dec 1915:	Embarked 5460, 5th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
18 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 12th Field Company Engineers
20 Jun 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 5460, 12th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to varicose veins

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Served as Samuel Arthur Vickers

Husband of Emily Jane Vickers of Coppin Street, Richmond, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 12 April 1916 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 14 May 1916

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal