John Joseph BROWN

Regimental number12/2966
AddressSurrey Farm, Maungatawhiu, Pokeno
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Brown, Wiggonby, Wigton, Cumberland, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 9 October 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateDrowned 4 November 1915
Place of burialKanatte General Cemetery (Church of England Section, Plot IX, Row 3, Grave No 14), Colombo, Ceylon
Other details

Drowned at Colombo, Ceylon, en route from New Zealand.

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Seventh

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