Herbert JOHNS

Regimental number12408
Date of birth21 May 1892
Place of birthNew Zealand
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 2"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Clara A Johns, Sutter Street, Timaru
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 November 1915
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
The 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, F Company, left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 52 'Mokoia' and HMNZT 53 'Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 18 December 1916
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialY Farm Military Cemetery (Row K, Grave No 9), Bois Grenier, Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Albert and Clara Amelia Johns, 9 Russell Square, Timaru
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 6 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 22 June 1916.

Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1916; posted to C Company, 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 3 October 1916.

Transferred to B Company, 9 October 1916.

Killed in action, 18 December 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 17
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805