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William Johnson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William AWMM
  • Surname
    Johnson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Monty AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 4/118 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Anglican, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 March 1894 AWMM Chertsey, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 11 August 1914 AWMM Napier, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    New Zealand Railways Engine Driver/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    John Johnson (father), Chertsey, England AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 15 August 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 4/118 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 11 August 1914 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    Railway Fireman/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Malaria AWMM
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Kidney and heart failure AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    WW1 15 April 1915 AWMM Sapper AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    5 December 1984 AWMM
    Age 90 AWMM
    Napier, Hawkes Bay AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Obituary: 6 December 1984. AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Bill was my grandfather David Johnson's brother. He is remembered
    Public - Christine Mary - Other Relative - 15 April 2015
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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R18053917
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 372 AWMM
    • McGeehan, Elizabeth B. Autographed wartime souvenir publication, 'Samoa' [ca. 1914 - 1915]. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library- Tāmaki Paenga Hira. MS-2004-43. AWMM
      Includes signature AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 5: Includes portrait AWMM

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15 April 2015Christine MaryChristchurch NZOther Relative

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