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JOHNSON, Henry John

Service Number:	NX31031
Enlisted:	8 June 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 11 May 1918
Home Town:	East Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

8 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Private, NX31031
8 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX31031, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
10 Jul 1941:	Wounded Private, NX31031, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk, WIA (G.S.W. buttock)
23 Oct 1942:	Wounded Private, NX31031, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, WIA (G.S.W. - Rt leg)
4 Sep 1943:	Involvement Private, NX31031, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns
10 Jun 1945:	Involvement Private, NX31031, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945
5 Nov 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX31031, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
5 Nov 1945:	Discharged Private, NX31031, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, NSW
Date unknown:	Involvement Private, NX31031, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

WIA Tobruk

WIA El Alamein