JOHNSON, George
(Service number 6/1327)
| First Rank | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 03/03/1893 | Place of Birth | Otaio |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 2 October 1914 | Age | 21 |
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| Address at Enlistment | C.F.C.A.Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mr G.F. Johnson (father), Otaio | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2nd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 December 1914 | ||
| Transport | Verdala, Willochra or Knight of the Garter | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian, Balkans (Gallipoli), Western Europe | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 July 1966 | Age | 73 |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Last NZ address 6 Caroline Courts, Timaru
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015); Timaru District Council Cemeteries database
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Ted Hansen, SC branch NZSG
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