Claude Cecil Johnson

  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.

• connection. My connection to Brenda & Bruce Crossley (nee Anderson) is as follows:

Brenda & Bruce Crossley (c1945)
His father was Kenric Crossley (1912) who married Alison Johnson (1913)
Her father was Claude Johnson (1885)
His father was James Johnson (1856) who married Margaret Wood (1859)
Her father was Thomas Wood (c1825) who married Mary Armstrong (1829)
Her father was Thomas Armstrong (1791) & he also had Janet Armstrong (1853) who married Harry Hiscock (c1846)
They had Frank Hiscock (1873) who married Emily Wallis (1875)
Her father was William Wallis (1849) who married Victorine Groube (1851)
Her father was Rev Horatio Groube (1814) & he also had George Groube (1847)
He had Edith Groube (1880) who married Percy Howe (1866)
His father was Robert Howe (1833)
His father was Frederick Howe (1805)
His father was James Howe (1777)
His father was George Howe (1741) & he also had Sarah Howe (1775)
She had Alexander Moss (1811)
She had James Moss (1846)
He had Laura Kershaw Waldock or Moss (1864)
She had Winthrop Larkinson (1889)
He had Dulcie Larkinson (1926) who married Colin Davies (1925)
They had me- Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

• connection. ⁴³⁹ My connection to Belinda Cohen (nee Crossley) who also wrote "Descendants of Dr David Ramsay (1794) is as follows:
Belinda Crossley (1971) married Jarood Cohen(1972)
Her parents were Brenda & Bruce Crossley (1943)
His father was Kenric Crossley (1912) who married Alison Johnson (1913)
Her father was Claude Johnson (1885)
His father was James Johnson (1856) who married Margaret Wood (1859)
Her father was Thomas Wood (c1825) who married Mary Armstrong (1829)
Her father was Thomas Armstrong (1791) & he also had Janet Armstrong (1816) who married Christopher Dixon (1812)
They had Janet Dixon (1853) who married Harry Hiscock (c1846)
They had Frank Hiscock (1873) who married Emily Wallis (1875)
Her father was William Wallis (1849) who married Victorine Groube (1851)
Her father was Rev Horatio Groube (1814) & he also had George Groube (1847)
He had Edith Groube (1880) who married Percy Howe (1866)
His father was Robert Howe (1833)
His father was Frederick Howe (1805)
His father was James Howe (1777)
His father was George Howe (1741) & he also had Sarah Howe (1775)
She had Alexander Moss (1811)
She had James Moss (1846)
He had Laura Kershaw Waldock or Moss (1864)
She had Winthrop Larkinson (1889)
He had Dulcie Larkinson (1926) who married Colin Davies (1925)
They had me- Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)


Louise Barton's connection to Belinda Cohen (nee Crossley) who also wrote "Descendants of Dr David Ramsay (1794 is as follows:
Belinda Crossley (1971) married Jarood Cohen(1972)
Her parents were Brenda & Bruce Crossley (1943)
His father was Kenric Crossley (1912) who married Alison Johnson (1913)
Her father was Claude Johnson (1885)
His father was James Johnson (1856) who married Margaret Wood (1859)
Her father was Thomas Wood (c1825) who married Mary Armstrong (1829)
Her father was Thomas Armstrong (1791) & he also had Janet Armstrong (1816) who married Christopher Dixon (1812)
They had Janet Dixon (1853) who married Harry Hiscock (c1846)
His father was William Hiscock (1810) & he also had Thomas Hiscock (1840)
He had George Hiscock (1886) who married Margaret Bowers (1887)
Her father was Silvester Bowers (c1850) who married Martha MacKinlay (1855)
Her father was George MacKinlay (1818) & he also had Ellen MacKinlay (1870) who married Joseph Murphy (1863)
They had William Murphy (1905) who married Olga Bray (1909)
Her father was James Bray (1879)
His father was William Bray (1857) & he also had William Bray (1878) who married Lilly Hennessey (1879)
Her father was William Hennessey (1843) who married Emma Warby (1846)
Her father was Joseph Warby (1818) who married Elizabeth Fowler (1819)
Her father was Henry Fowler (1791) & he also had Mary Fowler (1812) who married Adolphus Coulon (1806)
His father was Joseph Coulon (1763) who married Helene Cottrell (1768) who also married Andre de Mestre (1755)
They had Prosper de Mestre (1789)
He had Katherine de Mestre (1836) who married David Ramsay (1832)
He had Kenelm Kierston Ramsay (1877)
He had Robin Ramsay (1921) who married Robert Barton (1918)
They had Louise Barton (1951) who is partners with Lyn Fletcher (nee Davies) (1952) who is my sister

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.)