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JOHNS, Arthur Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 142 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Woodville, South Australia, 9 April 1886 |
| Home Town: | Henley South, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Grange Public School |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Damascus, Syria, Palestine, 11 October 1918, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Initially buried near Kaukab 350 yards west side main road, Damascus 1 mile south of Karkab Ridge. By Chaplain R H Moore, Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Henley Beach Council Fallen WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Henley Beach Council WW1 Service Roll, Henley Beach Roll of Honor, Henley Fulham Uniting Church Supreme Sacrifice Roll WW1, Jerusalem Memorial, Woodville Saint Margaret's Anglican Church Lych Gate |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 142, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 12 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 142, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 142, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 142, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 142, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell wound (chest and forearm) | |
| 11 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 142, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 142 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-10-11 |
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