| Regimental number | 8/2543 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Tapanui |
| Religion | Wesleyan |
| Occupation | Joiner |
| Address | Chaucer Street, Milton |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, A Brown, Watchmaker, Milton |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 25), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Laura Brown, Milton |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined unit, Sarpi Camp. Reverted to the ranks, Lemnos, 1 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 27 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Appointed Lance Corporal, Moascar, 20 March 1916, and transferred to NZ Field Artillery. Embarked for France, 6 April 1916. Wounded in action, 14 July 1916 (multiple shell wounds, left thigh, chest and abdomen), admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred to 8th Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 15 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Sixth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |