Claude Cecil Johnson
- Born: 11 Oct 1885, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
- Marriage (1): Ivy Ruth Hagger in 1907 in Victoria Australia
- Died: 9 Mar 1971, Armadale, Victoria Australia at age 85
- Buried: 11 Mar 1971, Cremated at Springvale Crematorium, Victoria Australia Ashes Interred Acacia - Position In Rose Garden, Garden 11 Bed 19, Position 45
General Notes:
Johnson, Claude Cecil
Service Number: 2400
Rank/Calling: Air Mechanic 2nd Class
Unit: Flying Corps - October 1916 to October 1917 - Reinforcements and 1 and 2 Special Drafts (October 1916 - December 1917)
Ship Name: HMAT Ulysses
Ship Number: A38
Date of Embarkation: 22/12/1917
Place of Embarkation: Melbourne
Claude Cecil Johnson enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 10/12/1917. His next of kin was his wife Mrs Ivy R Johnson, 24 Geelong Road, Footscray, Victoria.
The Certificate of Medical Examination describes Claude as: - 32 years and 1 month, height - 5 feet 6 inches, weight - 158 pounds, chest measurement - 35/39 inches, complexion - fresh, eyes - blue, hair - fair and religious denomination - Presbyterian. His distinctive marks were - vacs 3 left arm.
Claude embarked from Melbourne on the "A38" and disembarked Southhampton on 13/2/1918. He served in England. On the 2/5/1918 at Halton Camp, Wendover, Claude was charged with "Falling out of Instuctional Class without permission at about 3.50 p.m. 25/4/1918. Award - 7 days C.C. with forfeiture of 2 days pay. By Major Brown"
He was appointed A/Cpl on 23/5/1918 at the A.F.C Training Depot. On the 11/7/1918 he was appointed E.D.P Cpl (A.F.C. Depot Haliffild Camp Bucks. On the 15/7/1918 he was On Command at N.C.O.S. School of disipline Chelsea . On the 6/9/1918 he was appointed A/Sergeant and on 24/10/1918 he was appointed Sergeant.
Claude returned to Australia per "Chemnitz" on 7/7/1919 and disembarked at Melbourne on 5/9/1919 and was discharged on 29/9/1919.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Engineer - Foreman.
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Claude married Ivy Ruth Hagger, daughter of James Hagger and Isabella Finlayson, in 1907 in Victoria Australia. (Ivy Ruth Hagger was born in 1886 in Melbourne, Victoria Australia, died on 5 Aug 1977 in Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria Australia and was buried on 8 Aug 1977 in Cremated at Springvale Crematorium, Victoria Australia Ashes Interred Felicia - Wall Niche, Wall B Niche 100.)
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