JOHNS, Herbert
(Service number 12408)
| First Rank | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Clara A Johns (mother), Sutter Street, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 6th Reinforcements 2nd Battalion, F Company | ||
| Date | 6 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia or Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | |||
Military Awards
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Death
| Date | 18 December 1916 | Age | 25 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | |||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Herbert Johns was the son of George Albert and Clara Amelia Johns, of 9 Russell Square, Timaru, New Zealand.
Sources
Cenotaph databse [August 2013]
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Dave Batchelor (South Canterbury Museum)
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