Josiah BROWN

Regimental number8/3508
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, James Brown, Takatika, Owaka Valley
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 5 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines 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

SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 28

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