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JOHNSON, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX23798 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brooklyn, New South Wales, Australia, 22 March 1911 |
| Home Town: | Brooklyn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died Of Wounds, Jivevaneng, New Guinea, 16 October 1943, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Cemetery/memorial reference: U. C. 5., Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, NX23798 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1940: | Enlisted NX23798, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX23798, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1941: | Involvement NX23798, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk | |
| 23 Oct 1942: | Involvement NX23798, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein | |
| 16 Oct 1943: | Involvement Sergeant, NX23798, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, DOW |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
Sergeant Tom Johnson of the 2/17 Bn Pioneer Platoon was fatally shot after a Japanese patrol crossed the Sattelberg track and got into the bamboo thicket between Battalion HQ and the main Jivevaneng Village.