Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameJames (Jimmy) JOHNSON 
Birth18 Feb 1918, Benoni, South Africa
Death2 Oct 1990, South Africa
EducationPotchefstroom High School
FatherJames Edward JOHNSON (1888-1968)
MotherAda Emily BUTCHER (1889-1926)
*New [OCCU] notes for James (Jimmy) JOHNSON
Navy
Notes for James (Jimmy) JOHNSON
**PHOTO** both jimmy & Joan
[letter 14] Cutting from Paratus, Maart 1972 p.16 on occasion of promotion to VAdm:
Born 18 February 1918 in Benoni and educated at Potchefstroom High school
1933-34 cadet on SA training ship GENERAL BOTHA
1936-1939 Cadet junior officer on Australian mail run
1936 midshipman in Royal Naval Reserve
1938 sub-lieutenant, also 2nd mates certificate
1940 lieutenant in Royal naval reserve
September 1939 HMS YORK and was aboard when it sank at Suda bay, Crete in march 1941. After that served in the inshore squadron and at Tobruk
October 1942 promoted to 1st Lieut. on frigate HMS JED
1943 commanding officer HMS VERBENA and ROSEBAY
1944 commanding officer of HM LST 416 in the English channel
July 1 1946 SA navy permanent force as Lieutenant on SAS GOOD HOPE
March 1948 Lieut-commander
June 1948-June 1950 Senior staff officer at DHQ Pretoria
Married 1949
1952 staff officer operations
1954 commander
1955 Royal Navy staff course at Greenwich
1956 OC of the SA Naval Gymnasium
1957 Director of training and manning
1959 T/captain
1960 Captain
1962-1964 construction of SAS PRESIDENT PRETORIUS and then took command
1965 T/commodore
1966 commodore
1967 senior naval officer afloat
1969 Rear admiral and chief of naval staff
1972 (feb) acting chief of navy with temp rank of vice admiral
1972 (april) vice admiral, commander maritime defence and chief of the navy
““No, I have no hobbies - my work is my hobby” says VAdm Johnson”
South Africa
Vice Admiral RSA navy
died 1990
The Barnacle
97 Main Rd,
St James, Cape Town
RSA
[letter 14] Cutting from Paratus, Maart 1972 p.16 on occasion of promotion to VAdm:
Born 18 February 1918 in Benoni and educated at Potchefstroom High school
1933-34 cadet on SA training ship GENERAL BOTHA
1936-1939 Cadet junior officer on Australian mail run
1936 midshipman in Royal Naval Reserve
1938 sub-lieutenant, also 2nd mates certificate
1940 lieutenant in Royal naval reserve
September 1939 HMS YORK and was aboard when it sank at Suda bay, Crete in march 1941. After that served in the inshore squadron and at Tobruk
October 1942 promoted to 1st Lieut. on frigate HMS JED
1943 commanding officer HMS VERBENA and ROSEBAY
1944 commanding officer of HM LST 416 in the English channel
July 1 1946 SA navy permanent force as Lieutenant on SAS GOOD HOPE
March 1948 Lieut-commander
June 1948-June 1950 Senior staff officer at DHQ Pretoria
Married 1949
1952 staff officer operations
1954 commander
1955 Royal Navy staff course at Greenwich
1956 OC of the SA Naval Gymnasium
1957 Director of training and manning
1959 T/captain
1960 Captain
1962-1964 construction of SAS PRESIDENT PRETORIUS and then took command
1965 T/commodore
1966 commodore
1967 senior naval officer afloat
1969 Rear admiral and chief of naval staff
1972 (feb) acting chief of navy with temp rank of vice admiral
1972 (april) vice admiral, commander maritime defence and chief of the navy
““No, I have no hobbies - my work is my hobby” says VAdm Johnson”
South Africa
Vice Admiral RSA navy
died 1990
The Barnacle
97 Main Rd,
St James, Cape Town
RSA