No record of marriage or children
"TRAGIC DEATH...The body of George Reginald Johnson, a single man aged 27 years, whose people reside in Auckland, was found on the mudflats off Weka street yesterday morning with a Service rifle alongside. Deceased, left a note indicating his intention to commit suicide. At the inquest before the Coroner (Mr T. E. Maunsell, S.M.) this morning Mrs Isabella Plum, with whom deceased had boarded in Grove street, stated that Johnson had lived at her house since July, 1931. He had been out of work practically the whole of that time except for odd days. He was always of a reserved disposition. He seemed to be depressed on account of lack of finance...Constable J. Jackson gave evidence of going to the mudflat where the body was found...In giving a verdict that deceased committed suicide, by shooting himself while in a generally depressed mental condition the Coroner remarked that it was a case of another victim of the present world-wide depression. He could not say deceased was mentally deranged but it was evident he was suffering mental depression. The deceased was a popular man among his fellows and was captain of the Regimental Rugby football team. When in Australia he joined up with the Australian Territorial Forces and on returning to New Zealand was in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He came to Nelson about 18 months ago and took a great interest in Territorial affairs, being a corporal in the transport section of the Ist Battalion Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast Regiment."
NELSON EVENING MAIL, VOLUME LXVI, 21 NOVEMBER 1932, PAGE 4
"TRAGIC DEATH...The body of George Reginald Johnson, a single man aged 27 years, whose people reside in Auckland, was found on the mudflats off Weka street yesterday morning with a Service rifle alongside. Deceased, left a note indicating his intention to commit suicide. At the inquest before the Coroner (Mr T. E. Maunsell, S.M.) this morning Mrs Isabella Plum, with whom deceased had boarded in Grove street, stated that Johnson had lived at her house since July, 1931. He had been out of work practically the whole of that time except for odd days. He was always of a reserved disposition. He seemed to be depressed on account of lack of finance...Constable J. Jackson gave evidence of going to the mudflat where the body was found...In giving a verdict that deceased committed suicide, by shooting himself while in a generally depressed mental condition the Coroner remarked that it was a case of another victim of the present world-wide depression. He could not say deceased was mentally deranged but it was evident he was suffering mental depression. The deceased was a popular man among his fellows and was captain of the Regimental Rugby football team. When in Australia he joined up with the Australian Territorial Forces and on returning to New Zealand was in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He came to Nelson about 18 months ago and took a great interest in Territorial affairs, being a corporal in the transport section of the Ist Battalion Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast Regiment."
NELSON EVENING MAIL, VOLUME LXVI, 21 NOVEMBER 1932, PAGE 4
No record of marriage or children
"TRAGIC DEATH...The body of George Reginald Johnson, a single man aged 27 years, whose people reside in Auckland, was found on the mudflats off Weka street yesterday morning with a Service rifle alongside. Deceased, left a note indicating his intention to commit suicide. At the inquest before the Coroner (Mr T. E. Maunsell, S.M.) this morning Mrs Isabella Plum, with whom deceased had boarded in Grove street, stated that Johnson had lived at her house since July, 1931. He had been out of work practically the whole of that time except for odd days. He was always of a reserved disposition. He seemed to be depressed on account of lack of finance...Constable J. Jackson gave evidence of going to the mudflat where the body was found...In giving a verdict that deceased committed suicide, by shooting himself while in a generally depressed mental condition the Coroner remarked that it was a case of another victim of the present world-wide depression. He could not say deceased was mentally deranged but it was evident he was suffering mental depression. The deceased was a popular man among his fellows and was captain of the Regimental Rugby football team. When in Australia he joined up with the Australian Territorial Forces and on returning to New Zealand was in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He came to Nelson about 18 months ago and took a great interest in Territorial affairs, being a corporal in the transport section of the Ist Battalion Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast Regiment."
NELSON EVENING MAIL, VOLUME LXVI, 21 NOVEMBER 1932, PAGE 4
"TRAGIC DEATH...The body of George Reginald Johnson, a single man aged 27 years, whose people reside in Auckland, was found on the mudflats off Weka street yesterday morning with a Service rifle alongside. Deceased, left a note indicating his intention to commit suicide. At the inquest before the Coroner (Mr T. E. Maunsell, S.M.) this morning Mrs Isabella Plum, with whom deceased had boarded in Grove street, stated that Johnson had lived at her house since July, 1931. He had been out of work practically the whole of that time except for odd days. He was always of a reserved disposition. He seemed to be depressed on account of lack of finance...Constable J. Jackson gave evidence of going to the mudflat where the body was found...In giving a verdict that deceased committed suicide, by shooting himself while in a generally depressed mental condition the Coroner remarked that it was a case of another victim of the present world-wide depression. He could not say deceased was mentally deranged but it was evident he was suffering mental depression. The deceased was a popular man among his fellows and was captain of the Regimental Rugby football team. When in Australia he joined up with the Australian Territorial Forces and on returning to New Zealand was in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He came to Nelson about 18 months ago and took a great interest in Territorial affairs, being a corporal in the transport section of the Ist Battalion Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast Regiment."
NELSON EVENING MAIL, VOLUME LXVI, 21 NOVEMBER 1932, PAGE 4
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