BROWN, James Leslie
(Service number 78225)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 03/09/1893 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waimataitai, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs A. 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 | 39th Reinforcements, A Company | ||
| Date | 13 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 February 1975 | Age | 81 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
James Leslie Brown was born on 3 September 1893 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 & burial record (Timaru District Council) [29 December 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [29 December 2016]
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