Tom George Johnson
Died 2 October 1912
Tom George Johnson (14‑18‑4)
Tom, the son of John Johnson and Mary Huet, died on 2 October 1912. He was the first General Secretary of the Australian Institute of Marine Engineers. In August 1880, he was authorised to form a branch of the AIME in New Zealand. He was instrumental in instituting minimum qualifications, wages and working conditions for Marine Engineers. Until the year of his death, Tom was the Brisbane District Secretary of the AIME, a position he had held since 1883.
Tom George Johnson's headstone
Inscription
To the memory of Tom George Johnson. Died 2nd Oct. 1912, aged 62 years
Erected by his comrades.
The members of the Austrailan Institute of Marine Engineers.