Michael Leonard BROWN

Regimental number25/937
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinFather, Michael Brown, Ohapuku, Kaiapoi
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
The 3rd Battalion, C Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade left New Zealand on board three ships: HMNZT 42 ('Ulimaroa'), HMNZT 43 ('Mokoia') and HMNZT 44 ('Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 24 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No 8), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Isabella Brown, Ohapuku, Kaiapoi
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 10

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