BROWN, Charles Douglas
(Service number 39942)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 30/11/1895 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Heretaunga | ||
| Occupation | Butter maker | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. BROWN (mother), Waimataitai, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 22nd Reinforcements, F Company | ||
| Date | 13 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 20 July 1964 | Age | 69 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Charles Douglas Brown, know as Douglas, was born on 30 November 1895 at Timaru, the son of James and Agnes Elizabeth (née Hall) Brown.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [29 December 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [29 December 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [29 December 2016]
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