Regimental number | 8/3508 |
Occupation | Labourer |
Next of kin | Father, James Brown, Takatika, Owaka Valley |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Jane Brown, Owaka, Otago. Native of Mosgiel, Dunedin |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 28 |
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