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JOHNS, Albert Walker
Service no 2047 Private 47th Battalion
Born Loy Yang, Vic. Son of Charles and Matilda Jane JOHNS Of Mundubbera, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Shop Assistant Resided Brisbane, Qld. Enlisted 12 October 1915 Killed in action 07 June 1917 in Belgium Aged 27 years Commemorated Ypres Menin Gate Memorial
Queenslander Pictorial supplement to The Queenslander 11 March 1916 page 22
JOHNS, Thomas James
Service No: 2621 Private 26th Battalion, 12th Battalion
Born: East Brisbane, Queensland Son of Alfred Stowell & Mary Jane JOHNS Of Knight St, East Brisbane, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Blacksmith Enlisted: 30 July 1915 Embarkation: 21 October 1915 from Brisbane per ‘Seang bee’ Age: 25 years Served in Egypt & France Killed in Action: 25 July 1916 Commemorated at Villers Bretonneux Memorial, France
JOHNSON, Alfred Ernest
Service no 5923 Private 26th Battalion
Born 17 October 1894 at Ipswich, Qld Son of Charles A & C A JOHNSON Occupation prior to enlistment Station Hand Enlisted 27 June, 1916 at Brisbane Served in France and Belgium Returned to Australia 17 April 1919 per 'Derbyshire'
All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section A
JOHNSON, Arthur Edward
Service No: 1173 Gunner 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade
Born: 29 August 1896 at Mt Morgan, Queensland Son of Edward & Margaret JOHNSON Of Flinders St, West End, Townsville, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Blacksmith striker Enlisted: 24 August 1917 Embarkation: 26 November 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Indarra’ Age: 21 years Served in England & France Returned to Australia: 15 November 1919 per ‘Pt Sydney’ Discharged: 15 December 1919
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JOHNSON, Christian Martin
Captain 25th Battalion
Born: 1892 at Homestead, Queensland Son of Peter Martin & Florence Amelia JOHNSON nee MADDEN Of Cosmopolitan Hotel, Cloncurry, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Clerk Enlisted: 8 March 1915 Embarkation: 29 June 1915 from Brisbane per ‘Aeneas’ Age: 22 years Served in Egypt, Gallipoli & France Wounded in Action: 29 July 1916 Killed in Action: 15 November 1916 Commemorated at Villers Bretonneux Memorial, France
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JOHNSON, Frank Hugh
Service No. 3343 Lieutenant 47th Battalion
Born on January 25, 1893 at Charters Towers, Queensland Son of Sarah Elizabeth and Fred Johnson of Charters Towers, Queensland. Occupation prior to enlistment – Clerk Enlisted on August 9, 1915 at Brisbane, Queensland Served in Egypt and France Returned to Australia aboard the “Ulysses” in July, 1919
Bank of NSW Honour Roll
JOHNSON, Frederick Walter
Service no 1675 Private 47th Battalion
Born 21 March 1890 in Ipswich, Qld Son of Charles A & C A JOHNSON Occupation prior to enlistment Carpenter Enlisted 04 January 1916 in Brisbane Served in Egypt, France and Belgium Returned to Australia 04 July 1919 per 'Port Napier'
All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section A
JOHNSON, George William
Service No: 2179 Driver 2nd Light Horse
Born: 1892 at Clermont, Queensland Son of Henry & Janet JOHNSON nee PURDIE Of Capella Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Stockman Enlisted: 22 October 1915 Embarkation: 28 March 1916 from Brisbane per ‘Commonwealth’ Age: 23 years Served in the Middle East Returned to Australia: 29 April 1919 per ‘Ulimaroa’ Discharged: 13 June 1919
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JOHNSON, Oscar St John
Service No: 6821 Private 26th Battalion, 25th Battalion
Born: 1899 at Charters Towers, Queensland Son of Peter Martin & Florence Amelia JOHNSON nee MADDEN Of Cosmopolitan Hotel, Cloncurry, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Fitter & Turner Enlisted: 2 April 1917 Embarkation: 14 June 1917 from Sydney per ‘Hororata’ Age: 18 years Served in England & France Returned to Australia: 18 November 1919 per ‘Pt Denison’ Discharged: 26 December 1919
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JOHNSON, Percy Edward
Service no 1741 Private 4th Motor Transport Section / 301st (Mechanical Transport), 8th Company, Army Service Corps (17th Divisional Ammunition Park)
Born June 1890 Mackay QLD Son of Alex Johnson Occupation prior to enlistment Wheelright Enlisted 3 December 1914 Melbourne VIC Served in France Returned to Australia per 'Lancashire' 7 February 1919. Died 27 January 1975 in Brisbane, Qld. Buried at Mt Gravatt Cemetery.
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JOHNSON, Thomas Norman
Service no 991 Corporal 11th Field Artillery Brigade
Born Warwick, Qld. Son of W G JOHNSON Of Ralmerin St., Warwick, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Draper Enlisted 29 March 1915 at Warwick, SA Died of wounds 20 July 1916 Buried Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-D'Armetieres
Annals of the Brisbane Grammar School
JOHNSON, William John
Service No: 1074 Sapper 26th Battalion, 2nd Division Signal Company
Born: 1893 at Ipswich, Queensland Son of Frederick William & Sarah Ann JOHNSON nee CATLOW Of Churchside Rd, Ipswich, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Coach Builder Enlisted: 31 May 1915 Embarkation: 29 June 1915 from Brisbane per ‘Aeneas’ Age: 21 years Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, England & France Wounded in Action: 20 September 1917 Returned to Australia leaving England: 19 December 1917 per ‘Kanowna’ Discharged: 2 May 1918
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JOHNSTON, Alexander Wilfred
Service No: 17170 Sapper 1st Wireless Signal Squadron
Born: Maryborough, Queensland Wife: Amy Laura JOHNSTON nee HOPKINS Of Jumoulin via Herberton, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Post Office Clerk Enlisted: 12 August 1916 Embarkation: 20 January 1917 from Sydney per ‘Kashgar’ Age: 35 years Served in Middle East Suffered from Malaria Returned to Australia: 8 September 1918 per ‘Songola’ Discharged: 13 October 1918 Died: 18 April 1950
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JOHNSTON, Irving Robert
Service no 6796 Private 15th Battalion
Born January 1896 Clermont QLD Son of Alfred Robert Johnston Occupation prior to enlistment Stockman Enlisted 23 September 1916 Mackay QLD Served in Belgium Killed in Action 27 September 1917, Belgium. No known grave. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Ypres (Ieper) West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Born: Orkney Islands, Scotland NOK listed as Brother: Andrew JOHNSTON Of Spring Creek, Killarney, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Laborer Enlisted: 1 June 1915 Embarkation: 17 August 1915 from Brisbane per ‘Shropshire’ Age: 21 years Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, England & France Wounded in Action on 2 occasions: 19/7/1916 & 29/7/1918 Returned to Australia: 29 December 1918 per ‘Gaika’ Discharged: 23 February 1919
Queenslander Pictorial Supplement 14 August 1915 page 22
JOHNSTON, William Henry
Service No: 202 Private 41st Battalion
Born: Bundaberg, Queensland Wife: Esther JOHNSTON Of Capella, Claremont Line, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Mechanical Engineer Enlisted: 15 March 1916 Embarkation: 17 May 1916 from Sydney per ‘Demosthenes’ Age: 41 years Served in England & France Returned to Australia: 30 January 1918 Discharged: 23 May 1918
Born: Hastings, New Zealand Resided at Mundabbera, Queensland Mother: Mrs. Mary Jane WHIBLEY Of Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer Enlisted: 27 September 1915 Embarkation: 31 March 1916 from Sydney per ‘Star of Victoria’ Age: 39 years Served in Egypt & France Illness Returned to Australia: 24 September 1917 per ‘Nestor’ Discharged: 2 November 1917 Awarded Military Medal
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JOLLY, Etienne Arnold
Service No: 1688 Lieutenant 42nd Battalion
Born: Brisbane, Queensland Wife: Elizabeth JOLLY Of Parnell St, Rockhampton, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Insurance Inspector Enlisted: 5 February 1916 Embarkation: 5 June 1916 from Sydney per ‘Borda’ Age: 29 years Served in England & France Wounded in Action Returned to Australia: 18 April 1919 per ‘Anchises’ Appointment Terminated: 4 June 1919 Died: 21 May 1962
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JONES, Charles Francis
Service No: 5286 Private 31st Battalion
Born: Brisbane, Queensland Father: William JONES Of South St, Ipswich, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer Enlisted: 29 August 1917 Embarkation: 2 March 1918 from Sydney per ‘Ormonde’ Age: 18 years Served at the Western Front Wounded in Action: 29 September 1918 Returned to Australia: 8 March 1919 ‘City of Exeter’ Discharged: 24 March 1919
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JONES, Daniel
Service No: 1356 Private 5th Light Horse
Born: Maryborough, Queensland Father: Morgan JONES C/O Station Master, Lowood Esk Line, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Porter Q.G.R. Enlisted: 12 August 1915 Embarkation: 5 October 1915 from Brisbane per ‘Warilda’ Age: 18 years Served in the Middle East Wounded in Action Returned to Australia: 5 August 1919 per ‘Madras’ Discharged: 4 October 1919
Born: Shrewsbury, England Resided: Mt Pleasant Crows Nest Line via Toowoomba, Queensland NOK Mother: Mrs. Ellen HUMPHRIES Of Berghill, Oswestry, England Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer Enlisted: 1 June 1915 Embarkation: 17 August 1915 from Brisbane per ‘Shropshire’ Age: 31 years Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, France & England Wounded in Action: 29 July 1916 Returned to Australia: leaving England 13 February 1917 per ‘Benalla’ Discharged: 7 June 1917
Queenslander Pictorial Supplement 14 August 1915 page 22
JONES, Harold
Service no 368 Private 9th Battalion
Born Brisbane, Qld. Son of Annie JONES Of Dornoch Terrace, Highgate Hill, South Brisbane, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Railway Employee Enlisted 03 September 1914 Serve din Egypt, Gallipoli and Western Front
Queenslander Pictorial Supplement to The Queenslander 22 May 1915 page 26
JONES, Hugh (Hughie) Norman
Service No: 3800 Private 49th Battalion
Born: Burketown, Queensland Son of William & Mary Ann JONES Of Garrick St, West End, Townsville, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: 20 September 1915 Embarkation: 30 December 1915 from Brisbane per ‘Itonus’ Age: 18 years Served in Egypt, England, France & Belgium Wounded in Action on 2 occasions: 12/10/1916 & 6/4/1917 Killed in Action: 12 October 1917 Commemorated at Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JONES, Martin Henry
Service No: 2404 Private 4th Pioneers Btn.
Born: Brisbane, Qld. Son of John Martin & Emma Jones, husband of Mary Lindy Jones, Beatrice Street, Jubilee Estate, Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland. Occupation prior to Enlistment: Carpenter Enlisted: 30th March 1916, Brisbane, Qld. Served In: France Died 5th June 1917 of wounds received in action at the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station Buried: Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France – Plot 1, Row Q, Grave 10
JONES, Norman Charles
Service no 5430 Private 31st Battalion
Son of J W JONES Of Blackstone via Ipswich, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Draper Enlisted 13 December 1917 Returned to Australia 22 August 1919
Queenslander Pictorial Supplement 15 June 1918 page 22
JONES, Oscar Harold
Service no 8894 Private 13th Field Ambulance
Born Oxley, Qld. Son of George Edward Richard and Elizabeth Ann JONES Of Oxley, Qld. Died of Nephritis 23 June 1918 Aged 25 years Buried Harefield St. Mary Churchyard Aust 54
Annals of the Brisbane Grammar School 1869-1922
JONES, Oswald
Service no 2649 Private 4th Pioneer Battalion
Son of Sarah JONES Of Wallangarra, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted 26 Arpil 1916 Served on Western Front Died of disease 30 October 1918 Buried Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
Queenslander Pictorial Supplement 25 November 1916 page 27
JONES, Robert Harold
Service no 13402 Driver D M T S
Born 11 July 1893 in Haverford West. South Wales Son of the late R H and Mrs Beatrice M JONES of 'Pembroke' Camden St., Albion Enlisted 27 November 1916 Served in France and Belgium Returned to Australia August 1919
All Australia Memorial Queensland Section A
JONES, Thomas Griffith
Service no 2786 Trooper Unit 11 Light Horse Regiment
Other Units Aust Remount Unit 2, Reinf 3: Mob. Vet Sec: 11th LH Regiment Born 1881 Radnorshire, Wales, UK Son of William Jones & Mary Ann Griffith Occupation prior to enlistment Carpenter/Builder Enlisted 15 December 1915 Brisbane Served in Egypt and Palestine Returned to Australia About 1920
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JONES, Victor Fred
Service No: 5497 Driver 9th Field Company Engineers
Born; Castlemaine, Victoria Mother: Ellen JONES Of Walmul via Mt Morgan, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Miner Enlisted: 9 September 1915 Embarkation: 17 December 1915 from Sydney per ‘Berrima’ Age: 30 years Served in Egypt, England & France Returned to Australia: leaving England on 21 March 1919 per ‘Kildonian Castle’
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JORDAN, Edwin Ernest
Service No: 4172 Private 20th Battalion
Born: Hampshire, England Son of James & Henrietta Flora JORDAN nee SWEETINGHAM Of Gordons Lane, Mt Morgan, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Bricklayers Assistant Enlisted: 15 November 1915 Embarkation: 11 March 1916 from Sydney per ‘Orsova’ Age: 27 years Served in England & France Wounded in Action on 2 occasions Returned to Australia: leaving England on 13 February 1917 per ‘Ulysses’ Discharged: 11 May 1917 Died: 21 April 1953
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JORDAN, George Peter
Service no 6588 Lance Corporal 35th Battalion / 26th Battalion
Born August 1884 Mackay QLD Son of Harry Jordan Occupation prior to enlistment Grazier Enlisted 6 November 1916 Mackay QLD Served in France Returned to Australia per 'Berrima' 6 September 1919.
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JORDAN, John Henry
Service No: 2621 Private 4th Battalion
Born: Mt. Morgan, Queensland Son of James & Henrietta Flora JORDAN nee SWEETINGHAM Of Mt. Morgan, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Labourer Enlisted: 21 June 1915 Embarkation: 9 August 1915 from Sydney per ‘Runic’ Age: 22 years Served in Egypt & France Killed in Action: 16 August 1916 at Pozieres, France Commemorated at Villers Bretonneux Memorial, France
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JORGENSEN, James Peter
Service No: 1240 Company Quarter Master Sergeant 42nd Battalion, 15th Battalion
Born: Bundaberg, Queensland Mother: Maren Sophie JORGENSEN Of Burnetts Head Rd, Bundaberg, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Clerk Enlisted: 2 February 1916 Embarkation: 5 June 1916 from Sydney per ‘Borda’ Age: 21 years Served in England & France Wounded in Action: 26 June 1918 Returned to Australia: 10 August 1919 per ‘Orita’ Discharged: 24 September 1919
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JORGENSEN, Joseph
Service No: 1704 Driver 31st Battalion, 47th Battalion, 9th Battalion
Born: Brisbane, Queensland Mother: Annie Margaret JORGENSEN Of North St, Springhill, Brisbane, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Labourer Enlisted: 22 July 1915 Embarkation: 3 January 1916 from Brisbane per ‘Kyarra’ Age: 25 years Served in Egypt, England & France Killed in Action: 17 September 1918 Commemorated at Villers Bretonneux Memorial, France
Queenslander Pictorial Supplement 12 February 1916 page 25
JOYCE, Leonard
Service no 2190 Private 25th Battalion
Son of James JOYCE Of Eagle Terrace, Sandgate, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Cab Driver Enlisted 03 March 1916 Returned to Australia 09 December 1919
Queenslander Pictorial supplement to The Queenslander 22 July 1916 page 24