John Arthur JOHNSON

Regimental number8/1522
Date of birth30 August 1887
Place of birthMoumahaki
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressWanganui
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 8"
Weight172 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Johnson, Ngutuwera via Moumahaki
Previous military serviceMember, Waverley Rifle Club.
Enlistment date15 December 1914
Place of enlistmentWaverley
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 February 1915
The Otago Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 17 'Maunganui', HMNZT 18 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 19 'Aparima'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 15), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Julia E Johnson, Fraser Road, Hawera. Native of Waverley
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to hospital, Pont-de-Koubek, 13 April 1915; rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 15 July 1915.

Reported missing, 8 October 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 20 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Third. Condition of teeth: 'Only passable'

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