Hock JOHANSON

Regimental number12/2347
True NameJOHANSON, Oscar Herman
AddressAwhitu, Manukau
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, H Johanson, Awhitu, North Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 13 June 1915
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 3 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 38), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Herman and Christina Johanson, North Wairoa
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth

Print format