Roy (Jolly) JOHNSON MID

JOHNSON, Roy

Service Numbers: 2152, 605
Enlisted: 24 February 1915
Last Rank: Warrant Officer Class 1
Last Unit: Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Born: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Builder
Died: Illness, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, France, 4 August 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Richmond Presbyterian Cemetery, NSW
Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Largs North Port Adelaide Sailing Club Roll of Honor, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Prospect Roll of Honour G-Z WWI Board
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World War 1 Service

24 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 27th Infantry Battalion
10 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2152, 3rd Infantry Battalion
31 May 1915: Involvement Private, 605, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
31 May 1915: Embarked Private, 605, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
16 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 2152, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney
16 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 2152, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
8 Nov 1918: Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Serving as a Sub Conductor, Australian Army Ordnance Corps, attached to 1st Division, AIF. MiD was promulgated in the Commonwealth of Australian Gazette on 23 May 1919.
19 Jun 1919: Involvement AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 1st Division Headquarters
21 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, 2152, Australian Army Ordnance Corps, Served Egypt & Gallipoli 1915-16; France 1916-19; UK 1919.

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