Olaf Percival Johnson

Forenames

Olaf Percival AWMM

Surname

Johnson AWMM

Service number

WWI 13/152 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Date of birth

6th August 1891 (or 1893)

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Place of birth

Auckland

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Birth notes

Son of J. E. and Emily Johnson, of Whangarei,

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Address before enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Kauri, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW1 J. Johnson (father), Kauri, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 13/152 AWMM

Military service

3rd ? in Sinai AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 8 or HMNZT 12 AWMM Vessel was Star of India or Waimana AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM Main Body AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Captain/Military AWMM
Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM

Son of J. E. and Emily Johnson of Whangarei, Northland

Next of Kin: Capt N. E. Johnson, Hamilton, Waikato (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

9 Aug 1916 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM A. 85. AWMM

Obituary

Captain Olaf Johnson, killed, in action, was born in Auckland, and received his education at Whakahoki public school, where he won a junior scholarship, and afterwards went to the High School, Whangarei. He was a keen Territorial and was passing his exam, for captain when war was declared. He at once volunteered, and left Whangarei in charge of the first detachment to leave the North. He was wounded at Gallipoli and invalided to England, and while there was offered a position as military inspector, but preferred to rejoin his regiment, then quartered in Egypt. His father, Mr. J. C. Johnson, is now livine at Henderson

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Memorial name

• Kantara Memorial, Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM
• Roll of Honour, Kaurihohore Centennial Committee. [1956]. The story of Kaurihohore 1856-1956. AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

Related Serviceperson

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R18053848
  Further Reference
• Other military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7880258
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/474886/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/474886
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 371
• The story of Kaurihohore, 1856-1956. (1957). Auckland, N.Z.: Clark & Matheson.
• Information kindly provided by family
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Nicol, C.G. (1921). The story of two campaigns: Official war history of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment 1914-1919. Auckland, N.Z.: Wilson & Horton.