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 |