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Harold Arthur Johnston
Informationen zu Geburt
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Geburtsdatum: 30/07/1892 |
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Geburtsort: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand |
Allgemeine Informationen
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Beruf: Hotel Assistant |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
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Land: New Zealand |
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Truppe: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Lance Serjeant |
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Dienstnummer: 32343 |
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Einberufung datum: 26/07/1916 |
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Einberufung ort: Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Einheiten: — Canterbury Regiment, 3rd Bn. (Letzte bekannte Einheit) |
Informationen zu Tod
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Sterbedatum: 19/12/1917 |
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Sterbeort: Butte, Polygon Wood, Belgien |
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Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen |
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Alter: 25 |
Begräbnisplatz
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Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Grabstelle: XII Reihe: AA Grab: 2 |
Auszeichnungen und Orden 2
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Punkte von Interesse 2
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Meine Geschichte
Lance Serjeant Harold Arthur Johnston served in the Canterbury Regiment, Third Battalion, 4th New Zealand Brigade. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Johnston, of 34, London St., Richmond, Christchurch, New Zealand.
The New Zealand Division was in the Polygon Wood area, after the end of the Third Battle of Ypres. Much of the time was spent in wiring, repairing crumbling trenches and improving defenses. The landscape was covered with waterlogged shell holes. The right of the New Zealand position was enfiladed from Polderhoek and a decision was made to capture the spur on which the ruins of Polderhoek Chateau and German pillboxes sat.
After the unsuccessful attack on Polderhoek on 3 December, the various battalions took turns in the line and in reserve. Neither the New Zealand Division history or that of the Canterbury Regiment give detailed information for the December 1917-February 1918 period so it is impossible to say with any certainty how Harold died. The opposing German forces generally held higher ground and movement in the New Zealand lines was often observed and shelled or machine-gunned. It was during this period that Harold was killed, on the 19th of December 1917.
He is among a group of New Zealand soldiers ‘Believed to be buried in this cemetery’ at Buttes New British Cemetery at Polygon Wood. His name is marked at a special memorial in Plot XII, Row AA, Grave 2.a
The New Zealand Division was in the Polygon Wood area, after the end of the Third Battle of Ypres. Much of the time was spent in wiring, repairing crumbling trenches and improving defenses. The landscape was covered with waterlogged shell holes. The right of the New Zealand position was enfiladed from Polderhoek and a decision was made to capture the spur on which the ruins of Polderhoek Chateau and German pillboxes sat.
After the unsuccessful attack on Polderhoek on 3 December, the various battalions took turns in the line and in reserve. Neither the New Zealand Division history or that of the Canterbury Regiment give detailed information for the December 1917-February 1918 period so it is impossible to say with any certainty how Harold died. The opposing German forces generally held higher ground and movement in the New Zealand lines was often observed and shelled or machine-gunned. It was during this period that Harold was killed, on the 19th of December 1917.
He is among a group of New Zealand soldiers ‘Believed to be buried in this cemetery’ at Buttes New British Cemetery at Polygon Wood. His name is marked at a special memorial in Plot XII, Row AA, Grave 2.a
Quellen 6
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"The New Zealand Division 1916-1919 : a popular history based on official records", Stewart H., Whitcombe and Tombs, 1921, page 314 -315, page 23 Verwendete Quellen |
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Auckland Cenotaph http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C7817?n=Johnston%20%2F%2032343&ordinal=0&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-cenotaph%2Fsearch Verwendete Quellen |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/480309/johnston,-harold-arthur/ Verwendete Quellen |
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NZEF project http://nzef.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=131501 Verwendete Quellen |
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Service Records https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/560333 Verwendete Quellen |
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The long, long trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/order-of-battle-of-divisions/new-zealand-division/ Verwendete Quellen |