James BROWN

Regimental number72229
Place of birthGreen Island, Otago
OccupationFellmonger
Next of kinMother, Mrs John Brown, 109 Don Street, Invercargill
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 37th Reinforcements, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 103 Maunganui on 9 May 1918
Final rankRifleman
Final unitB Company, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 15 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialBeaulencourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 36), Ligny-Thilloy, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Lucy Brown, 109 Don Street, Invercargill Green Island, Otago
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 82, p. 5

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