BROWN, James
(Service number 21769)
| First Rank | Rifleman | 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 | Dairy farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | George Brown (brother), Clandeboye | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 7th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 21 August 1916 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Machine Gun Corps | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | |||
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| Service Medals | |||
Death
| Date | 15 October 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
Temuka through the years: an informal history (Temuka History Book Committee, 2009); Cenotaph Oct 2013
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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