Arthur George JOHNSON

Regimental number2/1484
Date of birth16 March 1893
Place of birthManuwera, Auckland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationEngineer
Address8 Paget Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 9"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinFather, Benjamin Johnson, Manurewa, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 February 1915
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force. 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
New Zealand Field Artillery, 4th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Knight Templar'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Discharge date30 June 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, England

Found guilty, Cairo, 8 September 1915, of drnkenness: admonished, and forfeited 1 day's pay.

Embarked Alexandria for England, 3 August 1916; disembarked,19 August 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp.

Marched out on duty to NZ General Hospital, Bockenhurst, 21 October 1916.

Discharged in London, 30 June 1917 (for position in Royal Naval Reserve).

Total war service: 2 years 149 days (f which 2 years 74 days were abroad)

Deserted from Naval Forces, 20 October 1918.

Medal entitlements forfeited.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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