William George Napier BROWN

Regimental number22226
Date of birth12 July 1890
Place of birthCanterbury
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationButcher
Next of kinMother, Mrs J N Brown, Otautau, Southland
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcement, J Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Navua on 20 August 1916
Final rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 20 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialBotley Cemetery (Row II, Grave No 129), Oxford, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 18

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