George Albert JOHNSON

Regimental number31291
OccupationBuilding contractor
Next of kinFather, Charles John Johnson, Clyde Street, Island Bay, Wellington
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 13 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialMetz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No 3), Metz-en-Couture, Pas-de-Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles John and Mary Anne Johnson, Island Bay, Wellington.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 7

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