Regimental number | 8/831 |
Place of birth | Leeds, England |
Address | 24 Coromandel Street, Wellington South |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Brother, John Thomas Johnson, 16 Onepu Road, Wellington |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 14th (South Otago) Company, 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 2), near Ieper, Belguim |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Annie E B Johnson, 7 Dawson Street, Berhampore, Wellington, and the late John Glarves Johnson. Born at Leeds, England. Also served in Gallipoli and Egypt |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
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