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Henry George Johns

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 67), Page: 27 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 67), Page: 27 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Henry George AWMM
  • Surname
    Johns AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 43825 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Wesleyan, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    9 January 1897 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M.M. Johns (wife), Tawa Flat, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 43825 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 Unknown AWMM Picture framer/Civilian 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
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 10.5" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      144 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Embarked Wellington, 12 June 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 August 1917, and marched in to NZ Field Artillery, Ewshot.
    Proceeded overseas to France, 17 October 1917; attached to Base Depot, Etaples, 1 February 1918; marched out to Division, 7 April 1918, and posted to 1st Battery, 11 April 1918.
    Admitted to 1/2 East Lancashire field Ambulance, 4 July 1918 (influenza), and transferred same day to 29th Casualty Clearing Station; rejoined unit, in the field, 11 July 1918.
    On leave to United Kingdom, 19 October 1918.
    Appointed Cook, 18 February 1919; relinquished appointment as Cook, 26 February 1919.
    Commenced return to New Zealand from Tilbury on board HMNZT 'Pakeha', 12 April 1919; disembarked Wellington, 30 May 1919; discharged, 27 June 1919.
    Total war service: 2 years 114 days (of which 1 year 353 days was abroad)

    Parents: George Thomas (b. Cornwall, England) and Ada Charlotte (b. Brooklyn, New York, USA) JOHNS AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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