Charles Hawksworth BROWN

Regimental number11/207
Date of birth19 November 1892
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressWairoa, Hawke's Bay
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 7"
Weight137 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs C J Brown, Waihua, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay
Previous military serviceServed in D Squadron, 9th Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentDannevirke
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Clara Jane and the late Charles Brown, Egremont Street, Takapuna, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing.

Board of Enquiry, held at Tel el Kebir, 17 January 1916, ruled fate as 'Killed in action, Anzac cove, 27 August 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805