Cyril John (Tim) Johnson

Private

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of John Johnson and Thomasene Henrietta Johnson (nee Russell), of Masterton; husband of Sybil Jeanette Johnson, of Remuera, Auckland.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Private Cyril John Johnson, aged 35, married, of Remuera, Auckland, was killed and two other soldiers were injured when they were accidentally thrown from an army truck as it took a bend when returning to Rotorua from Mourea with a load of firewood. The injured were Private John Nelson Katterns, aged 44, married, of Westmere, Auckland, and Private Eric Bryon Skinner, aged 29, married, of Hamilton.

EVENING POST, VOLUME CXXVIII, ISSUE 105, 6 MAY 1942, PAGE 3

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Casualty

Service Number:

569887

Name:

Cyril John (Tim) Johnson

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Military Forces

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidental Death

Date of Death:

05 May 1942

Day of Death:

Tuesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Hillsborough Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Area 11, Block C, Grave 284.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand