Robert Brown

Forenames

Robert AWMM

Surname

Brown AWMM

Service number

WWI 53312 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Birth

1885 AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW1 Wangaloa, Kaitangata, Otago AWMM

Next of kin

WW1 Mrs Margaret Corston (sister), Chaucer Street, Milton, New Zealand AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

1918 AWMM Le Quesnoy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 53312 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Farmer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 16 Jul 1917-16 Sep 1917 AWMM
HMNZT 88 AWMM Vessel was Athenic AWMM Rifleman AWMM Reinforcements J Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion AWMM

Robert Brown was the youngest son of James D. and Christina Brown, of Wangaloa, Kaitangata, New Zealand.

Brother of Rifleman James Dewar Brown 42624. AWMM

Death

4 Nov 1918 AWMM
Age  32 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Cross Roads Cemetery, Fontaine-au-Bois, Nord, France AWMM I. G. 2. AWMM

Related Serviceperson

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21888815
  Further Reference
• 'Military Service Act: the Board flouted', Bruce Herald, 22 February 1917. Papers Past. Details both Robert and Matthew Brown's cases with the Military Service Board regarding the sale of the family-held farm and their conscription for military service.
  https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BH19170222.2.34?end_date=22-02-1917&phrase=0&query=brown&start_date=22-02-1917&title=BH
  Further Reference
• 'Military Appeal Court: Balclutha sitting', Bruce Herald, 11 Decemeber 1916. Papers Past. Details Matthew Brown's case in the court.
  https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BH19161211.2.7?end_date=11-12-1916&phrase=0&query=brown+&start_date=11-12-1916&title=BH
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/296077/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/296077
  Further Reference
• New Zealand War Graves Trust
  https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  68: 13
• The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018)
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 5: Includes portrait
• Pugsley, C. (2018). Le Quesnoy, 1918 : New Zealand's Last Battle. Auckland, New Zealand : Oratia.
• NZEF CASUALTIES — LE QUESNOY As noted in the Appendix of Dr Christopher Pugsley’s book: Le Quesnoy 1918: New Zealand’s Last Battle. This list was compiled by Richard Stowers and Herb Farrant, and added to by Christopher Pugsley. Please forward any additional names and details to the author through Oratia Media. The list covers period 1–7 November 1918 and those who died after from wounds received in this period.
• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.