Ernest George JOHNSON

Regimental number12794
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, J B Johnson, Te Aroha
Rank on embarkationDriver
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 27 May 1916
The Nominal Roll gives the date of embarkation as 27 May 1916; harbour records show that the actual date of embarkation was 31 May 1916.
Final rankGunner
Final unit15th (Howitzer) Battery, 1st Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of wounds 4 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialRomeries Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No 7), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John B and Jane Johnson, Te Aroha
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 18

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