Ernest JOHNSON

Regimental number8/831
Place of birthLeeds, England
Address24 Coromandel Street, Wellington South
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinBrother, John Thomas Johnson, 16 Onepu Road, Wellington
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
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 rankPrivate
Final unit14th (South Otago) Company, 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialWulverghem-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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body