Albert JOHNSON

Regimental number10/824
Date of birth16 December 1885
Place of birthWigan, Lancashire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWestshore, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 9"
Weight169 lbs
Next of kinMrs Elizabeth Johnson, Charles Street, Westshore, Napier
Previous military serviceServed in the Lancashire Fusiliers, British Army; still serving in Reserves at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNapier
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankWarrant Officer (Class II)
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 19 March 1920
Medals

Mention in Despatches

'Mentioned in General I. Hamilton's despatch of the 26th August 1915. (Commander in Chief, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force).'
Source: 'London Gazette' Supplement
Date: 5 November 1915

Discharge date19 March 1920
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: gun shot wound, hand), 25 March 1916.

Discharge cancelled; re-enlisted, 3 August 1917.

Embarked Wellington, 13 October 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 8 December 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 14 February 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Ayrshire', 6 November 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 19 March 1920.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death18 January 1944 Napier
Age at death58
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18053627