In Memory Of
JOHNSON, ARTHUR WILLIAM
Service Details
Age:
35
Date of Birth:
1909-07-04
Service No:
614388V
Rank:
Sapper
Unit:
2 Docks Operating Coy.
Regiment:
South African Engineer Corps
Date of Death:
1945-04-09
Cause of Death:
Died of injuries, in accidental explosion. The cargo ship, SS Charles Henderson, containing over 2000 tons of 500lb bombs, exploded at Berth 14, Bari Docks, while being unloaded
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
XV. F. 16.
Cemetery:
BARI WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of August William and Louisa Jacoba Johnson. Husband of May Elizabeth Johnson, of Breakwater Cottages, Docks, Cape Town, and father of 3 children. Born in Cape Town. A seaman.
