JOHNSON, Frank Hugh
| Service Number: | 3343 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Qld., 25 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Townsville Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Queensland, 20 July 1959, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Charters Towers Cemetery, Qld LYND, Section 5, Plot 41, Grave # 12505 |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Charters Towers Boys Central School Great War Honor Board |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3343, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3343, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3343, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane |
Help us honour Frank Hugh Johnson's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
FRANK HUGH JOHNSON was born on 25th January, 1893, at Charters Towers, Queensland, the son of Mr. Fred. Johnson, Mayor of that township, and Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Johnson. He was educated at the Townsville Grammar School and entered the Bank’s service at Charters Towers on 26th February, 1913, being transferred in the following April to Cairns.
Frank Johnson enlisted in July, 1915, as a private in the 15th Battalion, A.I.F. He rendered a good deal of service at the Front in France and was promoted to sergeant. Then he was sent to the Officers’ Training Corps at Trinity College, Cambridge, and was appointed second-lieutenant on returning to the Front. He was promoted to lieutenant on the field. Being severely wounded, Lieut. Johnson was ordered to return to Australia, but he asked to be allowed to remain until he was fit for service again and his request was granted.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
Click images to start slideshow.