John Forbes BROWN

Regimental number41306
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, John Brown, 69 Ritchie Street, Invercargill
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 10 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialLonguenesse Souvenir Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 83), St Omer, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and the late Ann F. Brown, Invercargill
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 17

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