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JOHNSON, Samuel Arthur
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5460 |
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Enlisted: | 7 October 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 12th Field Company Engineers |
Born: | Manchester, England, 25 November 1875 |
Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 12 August 1940, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Rookwood General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Independent General Section, Zone F, Section L, Grave 436. Unmarked |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5460, 5th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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17 Dec 1915: | Involvement 5460, 5th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
17 Dec 1915: | Embarked 5460, 5th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
18 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 12th Field Company Engineers | |
20 Jun 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 5460, 12th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to varicose veins |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Served as Samuel Arthur Vickers
Husband of Emily Jane Vickers of Coppin Street, Richmond, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 12 April 1916 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 14 May 1916
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal