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JOHNSON, Jack Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1867 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Artillery Details |
| Born: | Warrnambool Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Sheffield, Kentish, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | 1971, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1867, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1867, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: Stated to be Johnson, Jack Roy | |
| 19 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1867, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1867, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, GSW right finger, severe | |
| 18 May 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Third Ypres, At Zonnebeke, 24/9/1917, displayed bravery and devotion to duty in going out repeatedly under heavy shell fire during recent operations to located and repair signal wires, thus ably assisting in keeping up communications. | |
| 8 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Artillery Details | |
| 12 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1867, Artillery Details |
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Enlisted under alias John ROLLINS
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