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JOHNSON, Neil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX58495 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woolsthorpe, Victoria, Australia, 23 April 1922 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Intermediate Certificate, Certificate of Entry (High School). Leaving Honours |
| Occupation: | Student (Duntroon Military College) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 21 April 1945, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot TT. Row A. Grave 13. Personal Inscription ~ "UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, VX58495 | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, VX58495, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Apr 1943: | Honoured Military Medal, Outstanding Patrol work and Aggressiveness during the attack on Lababia Ridge. |
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