| Regimental number | 6/4276 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Shetland Islands |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Dairy farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23.10 |
| Height | 5' 10.75" |
| Weight | 175 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Peter Johnson, 'Neensgarth', Temuka, Canterbury |
| Previous military service | Served for 6 years in Shetland Company, Gordon Highlanders; resigned. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs Peter Johnson, 'Neensgarth', Temuka, South Canterbury |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 3 May 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 10 May 1916; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 16 June 1916, and posted to 2nd Company. Wounded in action, 8 July 1916 (gun shot wound, right wrist), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to No 8 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 9 July 1916; to England, 10 July 1916, and admitted to Military Hospital, Bethnal Green, 11 July 1916; discharged to NZ Convalescent Camp, Hornchurch, 12 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France from Sling Camp, 20 December 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 16 January 1917. Admitted to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 23 March 1917 (mumps); rejoined Bn, in the field, 12 April 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 3 May 1917. Promoted Corporal, 26 July 1917. Detached to School, 20 September 1917; rerjoined Bn, in the field, 24 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Buried Passchendaele in and about Bellevue: report by Burial Officer, 2nd Anzac Division; grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 10 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18053677 |