| Regimental number | 48698 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dargaville |
| Religion | Wesleyan |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Friend, Mrs H M Campbell, Paeroa |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Paeroa |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, J Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXVI, Row C, Grave No 8), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs W.T. Brown, West Tamaki, St Heliers Bay, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 16 September 1917, and posted to A Company. Reported missing, believed killed, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 21 November 1917, concluded: 'Wounded. missing, believed killed, in the field Belgium, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Parents: William John Cecil (b. Ireland) and Emmia Cicil (b. India, 'of British parents') BROWN |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 35 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21892158 |