Driver

William Benjamin Johnston

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Johnston, of Kahuika, Dunedin, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
9/1060
Name:
William Benjamin Johnston
Rank: 
Driver
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Johnston (wife), 29 Law Street, Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Kahuika, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
10 January 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
K. 4.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Benjamin Johnston
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