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Maurice Hector Johnson

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Piha Lion Rock, Piha War Memorial, Piha 0772. Image provided by John Halpin 2014, CC BY John Halpin 2014

Piha Lion Rock, Piha War Memorial, Piha 0772. Image provided by John Halpin 2014, CC BY John Halpin …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Maurice Hector AWMM
  • Surname
    Johnson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    63624 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    26 Elizabeth Street, Moera, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E.O. Johnson (mother), 26 Elizabeth Street, Moera, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    63624 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
    WW2 Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Henry Johnson and of Elsie Johnson (nee Burns), of Lower Hutt

    CWGC records last rank as Lance Sergeant (2010) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    24 February 1944 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cassino War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VI. F. 20. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Piha Lion Rock, Piha War Memorial, Piha 0772 AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2410296
    Sources Used
  • References
    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    WW2 4: WW2 181 AWMM

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26 June 2023Lynne PatriciaMelbourneDirect descendant
07 February 2022Ian Banks Taumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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