William BROWN

Regimental number10/938
Date of birth6 December 1887
Place of birthPort Ahuriri
OccupationLabourer
AddressGreenmeadows, Hawke's Bay
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.9
Height5' 5.5"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann Brown, Harding Road, Port Ahuriri, Napier
Previous military serviceServed in the Nelson rifle Cadets; resigned; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNapier
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 6 March 1916
Discharge date10 May 1916
Other details

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Maheno', 6 March 1916; discharged (medically unfit: bullet wound, left knee; stiff joint), 10 May 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death3 January 1955 New Plymouth
Age at death67
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21888913

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