William George JOHNSON

Regimental number54048
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, W Johnson, 567 Madras Street, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 88 Athenic on 16 July 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 8 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialRibecourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No 4), Ribecourt-la-Tour, near Cambrai, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter and Lavinia Johnson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 68, p. 9

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