James BROWN

Regimental number62912
OccupationPorter
Next of kinMother, Mrs M A Brown, 29 Cross Street, off Wheatland Lane, Seacombe, Cheshire, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 31st Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 22 November 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Entrenching Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas Christine Brown and Mary Ann Brown
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 13