Roll of Honour George Edwin Johnson

Service number 6418
Rank Ordinary Seaman 2nd class
Unit HMAS Australia
Service Royal Australian Navy
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 07 April 1920
Place of Death Cockatoo Island, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death Accidental (Fell from ship into drydock)
Age at Death 17
Place of Association Stanley, Victoria, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Source AWM144 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Royal Australian Navy

Location on the Roll of Honour

George Edwin Johnson's name is located at panel 1 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

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Personal Service Records

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War Graves

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