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Johnson, George Andrew

Born Bagdad Tasmania the son of Joseph and Johanna Johnson (nee Foster) a pruner and apple packer he embarked Hobart 8^th August 1916 on board “HMAT Ballarat” with the 12^th Infantry Battalion

He was killed in action 15^th April 1917 in France and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Villers-Bretonneux Area, France

Private George A. Johnson, who was killed m action in France on April 10, was the youngest son of Mr &. J. Johnson, of Bagdad. He entered Claremont camp in 1914 but owing to an injury received there, was discharged as medically unfit in January, 1915. Later the same year he underwent an operation in Launceston Hospital and within a few months again offered for service abroad and was accepted, entering camp May, 1916. He left Hobart on August 8 with 19th reinforcements. He was on Salisbury Plains some weeks and arrived in France in December and spent Christmas in isolation. The last letter received from him, dated February 22, was from convalescent camp, after being in hospital with rheumatism, so that news of his death, coming a few days after receipt of this letter was a surprise to all relatives and friends. He was popular and prominent both in football and cricket circles, He was a fine batsman and a very successful bowler. His brother, Sergeant J. W. Johnson (who went through the South African campaign left Victoria with the 1st Australian Division as a private served over a year in Egypt, but is now in France where he has been '"gassed." On recovering he rejoined his unit and is still on active service.

The Mercury 13^th June 1917

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