Regimental number | 10/1864 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Wairapapa |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bushman |
Address | Manunui, King Country |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, A Johanson, c/o D Mason, Dexter Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland |
Previous military service | Served for 2 months in the Emergency Natal Force; paid off. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined Wellington Infantry Bn, Gallipoli, 9 June 1915. Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (gun shot wound, face and shoulder); transferred to Egypt, and admitted to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 13 August 1915; transferred to Special Camp, Zeitoun, 24 August 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Willochra', 25 September 1915. Embarked Wellington, 4 March 1916; disembarked Egypt with 4th Reinforcements, 10 April 1916. Proceeded to France to join the British Expeditionary Force, date not recorded. Admitted to 26th General Hospital, 25 April 1916 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea); transferred to No 9 Stationary Hospital, Havre, 26 April 1916; discharged to duty, 14 May 1916; rejoined 2nd Bn, in the field, 15 June 1916. Transferred to 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 25 June 1916. Admitted to No 14 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 1 July 1916 (shell shock); transferred to No 1 Convalescent Camp, 3 July 1916; transferred to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 7 July 1916. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 7 May 1917 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea); transferred to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, 7 May 1917; to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 10 May 1917; discharged to Base Details, 2 June 1917; admitted to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, , 2 June 1917; discharged from 51st Hospital, 30 June 1917 (non-venereal). Classified 'C' by Travelling NZ Medical Board, 4 August 1917; detached to England, 15 August 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Mokoia', 1 November 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 1 February 1918. Total war service: 3 years 21 days (of which 2 years 139 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 80 |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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