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JOHNSON, Laurence Edward
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | S46930, SX30785 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1941, Laurence Edward Johnson initially enlisted in the CMF in 1941. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/9th Cavalry Commando Squadron |
| Born: | Kangarilla, South Australia, 16 October 1922 |
| Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Mount Barker School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 17 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Private, S46930, Laurence Edward Johnson initially enlisted in the CMF in 1941. | |
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| 18 May 1943: | Involvement Corporal, S46930 | |
| 18 May 1943: | Involvement Corporal, SX30785 | |
| 18 May 1943: | Transferred 2nd/9th Cavalry Commando Squadron | |
| 18 May 1943: | Enlisted Dubbo, NSW | |
| 18 May 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX30785, 2nd/9th Cavalry Commando Squadron | |
| 10 Jan 1944: | Transferred Corporal, Australian Commando Training Battalion , Transferred to the Australian Cavalry (Commando) Training Squadron. | |
| 1 Mar 1944: | Transferred Corporal, 2nd/6th Cavalry Regiment | |
| 14 Oct 1944: | Embarked SX30785, 2nd/9th Cavalry Commando Squadron, Laurence embarked for New Guinea where he saw action during the Aitape–Wewak campaign. | |
| 3 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX30785, 2nd/9th Cavalry Commando Squadron | |
| 3 Jun 1946: | Discharged |
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