Hewitt Barnard BROWN

Regimental number13/671
Date of birth2 December 1888
Place of birthMarton
Other NamesHewett Barnard
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressWhakatane
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height6' 0"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, J B Brown, Whakatane
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 October 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Verdala on 14 December 1914
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 19 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialWalker's Ridge Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 6), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Frederick Barnard Brown and Ellen Masie Brown, 6 Roslyn Avenue, Remuera, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

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

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