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| dateofbirth   = 21 Apr 1919
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| placeofbirth   = Subiaco, Western Australia
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| death           = 13 Jul 1945
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| occupation   = Farmhand
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| address   = Armadale, Western Australia
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| nextofkin      = Mrs Olive Catherine Johnson
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| enlistmentdate  = 7 Apr 1938
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==War Service==
 
==War Service==
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enlisted in 1938 for 12 years.
  
  
 
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on 2 Apr 1941 Tom was granted his first Good Conduct Badge.
==Award Comment==
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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
 
 
 
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==Post War==
 
   
 
   
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Revision as of 04:54, 17 September 2019

Thomas Charles Johnson
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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.



Pre War

War Service

enlisted in 1938 for 12 years.


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

Post War

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