George BROWNE

Regimental number25/1675
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, J Browne, Derrylin PO, Bellturbet, Co Fermanagh, Ireland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 2nd Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
Members of G Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahitit'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to identify on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 1 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Margaret Jane Browne, 109 Beechfield Street, Mountpottinger Road, Belfast, Ireland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 8