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JOHNSON, Roy
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2152, 605 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
24 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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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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