Carl Oscar JOHANSEN

Regimental number12/1998
Date of birth14 February 1886
Place of birthAuckland
True NameJOHANSSON, Carl Oscar
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationButcher
AddressOrua, Awhitu
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 1.5"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs C M Johansen, Orua Bay, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed in 3rd Mounted Rifles Regiment.
Enlistment date10 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 10), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Johan and Eva Charlotte Johansson, Orua Bay, Onehunga
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined unit, Gallipoli, 8 June 1915.

Reported missing in action, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Believed dead, Killed in Action', 8 August 1915.

War service: 211 days (of which 114 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth. Surname given on CWGC site as JOHANSSON.
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18053536