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JOHNSON, Dennis Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX147616 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 December 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, United Kingdom , 13 November 1924 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Tarakan, Borneo, 4 July 1945, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 30. Row E. Grave 10. Inscription: "THO' ABSENT NEVER FORGOTTEN". |
| Memorials: | Albury 2/23 Australian Infantry Battalion Albury's Own Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Greensborough RSL Sub Branch Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX147616 | |
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| 4 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX147616, 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Jul 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion, Died on this date. Nature of death recorded as injuries sustained from grenade booby trap explosion. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents: - Bertie George Johnson and Helen Ida Shipton married 24th December 1921 in Edmonton, Essex, United Kingdom.
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