BROWN, George Arthur
(Service number 27209)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | William Brown (father), Waihao Downs, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZEF | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 17th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 25 September 1916 | ||
| Transport | Devon | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 June 1917 | Age | 27 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Heuvbelland, West-Vlaamderem. Be;goi, | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
George Brown was the eldest son (of ten children), born to William and Frances Brown (nee Borell) of Waihao Downs, Waimate; husband of Elizabeth Brown of Christchurch.
George died on the first day of the battle of Messines on 7 June 1917 - one of the nearly 5,000 NZEF casulaties during the week of fighting.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [Oct 2013]; SCRoll web submission by A Maze, 8 May 2020
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Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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