William Johnson (Australian politician)

William James Johnson
Born	1871 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Died	1916-07-30
Occupation(s)	Coachbuilder, politician, soldier
Years active	1910–1913 (politician), 1915–1916 (soldier)
Known for	Member of the Australian House of Representatives for Robertson, Australian Army soldier killed in World War I

William James Johnson (1871 – 30 July 1916) was both a soldier and a politician from Australia.

Originating from Yass, New South Wales, he completed his primary schooling before pursuing a career as a coachbuilder. Johnson began his political journey as a representative on the Auburn Council. In the 1910 federal election, he secured a seat in the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor candidate for the Robertson electorate, overcoming incumbent Henry Willis. He served until 1913, when he lost the seat to William Fleming, affiliated with the Commonwealth Liberal Party.

On 14 August 1915, Johnson enlisted as a Private and was assigned to the Second Battalion deployed in France. During this period, his Division received addresses from then Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes and former Prime Minister Andrew Fisher, who was serving as Australian High Commissioner to Britain; Hughes personally identified Johnson among the troops. Johnson sustained injuries at Pozières and succumbed to those wounds in Étaples on 30 July 1916.