JOHNSON, Arthur
| Service Numbers: | 168, 1995 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 25 November 1879 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 168 | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 168, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 25 Jul 1901: | Wounded Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 168, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 513 notes slightly wounded at Lindique 25 Jul 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 168, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1995, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1995, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 16 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1995, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Joanne Larkey
Arthur Johnson served in the Boer War in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushman No.168.He enlisted for WW1 in 1915, as a single man even though he was married at the time to Annie (nee Hamrey) with 4 children.He had told his wife that he was 'looking for work' .This created a huge problem for his wife when claiming a pension for herself and her children,where she had to prove that they were married in 1903.Arthur Johnson was a tall man at 6ft.He was killed in the Battle of Lone Pine on Aug 8th 1915.
Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Arthur Johnson also served in WW1, Private S.N. 1995, 15th Infantry Battalion AIF. He was killed in action during that service at Gallipoli on 8 Aug 1915. When he enlisted on 18 Jan 1915 he noted on his Attestation Paper his prior service in the Boer War with the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 513; National Archives Australia- WW1 service record).
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