Samuel Frederick JOHNSON

Regimental number6/1088
Address60 Winchester Street, Merivale, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinH M Johnson, 60 Winchester Street, Merivale, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialQuinn's Post Cemetery (Row E, Grave No 7), Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Harry M and Maggie S Johnson, 60 Winchester Street, Merivale, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body