William Edward BROWNE

Regimental number8/553
Address38 Victoria Road, Musselburgh, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinEdward Browne, Irvine Street, Lawrence
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 14 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No 16), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward Collins Browne and Jane Kay Browne, Lawrence
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body