James Charles Brown
Born 6 Sept 1886 - Died 13 Nov 1918
- Service number
- WWI 92541 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Private AWMM New Zealand Training Unit AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- James Charles AWMM
- Surname
- Brown AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 92541 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 6 Sept 1886 Public Source
- Date of birth
- September 6th 1886Public - Kim James - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - UK birth certificate
- Place of birth
- 9 Back Saul Street, PRESTON, EnglandPublic - Kim James - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - UK birth certificate
- Birth notes
- Father - James Charles (billposter - deceased by 19/6-1909). Mother - Phoebe.Public - Kim James - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - UK civic records
- Address before enlistment
- Living in Connell St. Waihi/
Patetonga, Hauraki Plains 23/6-1917 & 21/6-1918
Living in Bradford St. Waihi 10/10-1918Public - Kim James - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - NZ military records - Post war occupation
- Died November 13th 1918.Public - Kim James - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - NZ military records
- Next of kin
- Wife - Caroline Brown (née Howarth, later Dickinson/Dickenson)
Born at 17 Brook Street, PRESTON, England, October 4th 1876.
Married James Charles Brown at Burnley Parish Church, England 19/6-1909
LivPublic - Kim James - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - NZ military records. UK civic records. - Relationship status
- MarriedPublic - Kim James - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - Public records
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 92541 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
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- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
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Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
Died from accident occurring, or disease contracted, while training with or attached to the NZEF in New Zealand. AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Private AWMM
New Zealand Training Unit AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Husband of Mrs. C. Brown, of Waihi. Born in Lancashire, England
Next of Kin: Mrs C. Brown, Waihi, Ohinemuri (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM - James Charles Brown (moulder/miner/drainer)
Born at 9 Back Saul St., Preston, England on September 6th 1886.
Living at 31 Snow Hill, Preston, England on September 4th 1899.
Living in Connell St. Waihi, NZ /
Patetonga, Hauraki Plains 23/6-1917 & 21/6-1918
Living in Bradford St. Waihi 10/10-1918.
Married Caroline Dickinson (nee Howarth) Burnley Parish Church, England on 19/6-1909.
Living at 14 Park St. Burnley, England on 19/6-1909.
Father - James Charles (billposter - deceased by 19/6-1909)
Mother - Phoebe.Public - Kim James - Direct descendant - 24 April 2020 - UK and NZ civic and military records
- Husband of Mrs. C. Brown, of Waihi. Born in Lancashire, England
About death
- Death
- 13 Nov 1918 AWMM
Age 32 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Accidental Death AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM B. 24. (S). AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Archives New Zealand.
https://collections.archives.govt.nz
Sources Used - Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21888666
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643801/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643801
Further Reference - "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
http://web.archive.org/web/20220331095731/https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Documents/Provisional-list-NZ-victims-of-1918-Flu-Pandemic-Ancestry.pdf
Sources Used
- Archives New Zealand.
- References
- Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
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