Edward BROWN

Regimental number23/2548
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinBrother, R Brown, Harelow, Chernside, Berwickshire, Scotland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 5th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
5th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, E Company, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 26 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records48
Place of burialSt Sever Cemetery (Plot B, Row 23, Grave No 74), Rouen, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Adam and Ann Brown, Hare Law, Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 2

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