Difference between revisions of "Thomas Charles Johnson"

Thomas Charles Johnson
Personal Information
Date of Birth	21 Apr 1919
Place of Birth	Subiaco, Western Australia
Death	13 Jul 1945
Place of Death	Tokyo, Japan
Age at Enlistment	1 years, 11 months
Description	5'7" (1.70m) tall ; ; fresh complexion ; green eyes ; brown hair
Occupation	Farmhand
Religion	church of England
Address	Armadale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Wife , Mrs Olive Catherine Johnson
Military Information
Reg Number	21945
Date of Enlistment	7 Apr 1938
Rank	Petty Officer
Unit/Formation	HMAS Perth
Post War Details
Fate	POW Sunda Strait ; Killed during US Bombing raid over Tokyo 13 Jul 1945.
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Revision as of 12:34, 17 September 2019

Pre War

War Service

enlisted in 1938 for 12 years.

on 2 Apr 1941 Tom was granted his first Good Conduct Badge.

Ex-POWs rescued by US Submarines after the sinking of the Rakuyo Maru state that he was aboard the vessel when it left Singapore for Japan before being sunk in the South China Sea by the American submarine on 26 Jan 1945. Authorities were advised that he had survived and was in a POW camp in Tokyo. However, it appears that he was subsequently killed during an American air raid on Tokyo on 13 Jul 1945. Buried in a USAF Mausoleum in Yokahama on 30 Nov 1945.

Post War

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 on 2 Apr 1941 Tom was granted his first Good Conduct Badge.
-Ex-POWs rescue by US Submarines after the sinking of the ….Maru state that he was aboard the vessel when it left Singapore for Japan before being sunk in the South China Sea by the American submarine on 26 Jan 1945. Authorities were advised that he had survived and was in a POW camp in Tokeo. However, on
+Ex-POWs rescued by US Submarines after the sinking of the ''Rakuyo Maru'' state that he was aboard the vessel when it left Singapore for Japan before being sunk in the South China Sea by the American submarine on 26 Jan 1945. Authorities were advised that he had survived and was in a POW camp in Tokyo. However, it appears that he was subsequently killed during an American air raid on Tokyo on 13 Jul 1945. Buried in a USAF Mausoleum in Yokahama on 30 Nov 1945.
 ==Post War==