Regimental number | 32188 |
Occupation | Machinist |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Violet Johnson, Waghorne Street, Port Ahuriri |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 13th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916. | |
Final rank | Lance Corporal |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row C, Grave No 9), near Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charlie and Lena Johnson, 9 Bridge Street, Port Ahuriri, Napier; Wife: Violet C Johnson, 64 Milton Road, Napier |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 27 |
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