Search results Next record Previous record English Māori William Louis Brown Born 17 September 1920 - Died 11 September 2014 PDF Key details Service numberMalaya 30475 AWMM Malaya 38680 AWMM 052093 AWMM 342358 AWMM Also known asBill Brown AWMM Bill AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Captain/Military AWMM Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM New Zealand Regiment, 1 Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 AWMM Regular Military Service AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of William Louis Brown, 52093 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Rory Laubscher 1104-7346. CC-BY … Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Louis AWMM SurnameBrown AWMM Ingoa Also known asBill Brown AWMM Bill AWMM Service numberMalaya 30475 AWMM Malaya 38680 AWMM 052093 AWMM 342358 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionPresbyterian, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth17 September 1920 AWMM Glasgow, Scotland AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 Pre 1 December 1940 AWMM C/o Cochrane, Whau Valley, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationPrinting/Civilian AWMM Regular Army AWMM Company secretary/Civilian AWMM Manager/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Miss I.V. Brown (sister), C/o Mrs Walland, Manaia Flats, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 1 July 1943 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 AWMM Regular Military Service AWMM CampaignItaly AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberMalaya 30475 AWMM Malaya 38680 AWMM 052093 AWMM 342358 AWMM Military serviceNew Zealand Territorial Force AWMM 11 LAFVR NCO 2 LT AWMM 18 Armoured Regiment AWMM 15 Battalion, The Parachute Regiment AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ TransfersMajor (Battalion 2IC) 2 Bn NZ Regiment 1959/61, Perak, Malaya Public - Roscoe - Researcher - 20 February 2020 - 1 Bn RNZIR Dieppe Barracks Association history annuals Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Italy Star AWMM Defence Medal AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM General Service Medal 1918-62 (Malaya clasp) AWMM Efficiency Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1 December 1940 AWMM Age 19 AWMM Printer's Apprentice/Civilian AWMM Whangarei, Northland AWMM Post WW2 16 January 1950 AWMM Age 29 AWMM Soldier/Civilian AWMM Whangarei, Northland AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Nieuw Amsterdam AWMM Sergeant AWMM New Zealand Armoured Corps AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 10th Reinforcements AWMM Malaya Vessel was Captain Cook AWMM Major/Military Nom Roll 2NZ Reg New Zealand Regiment, 2 Battalion, A Company Nom Roll 2NZ Reg British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve AWMM 2nd Embarkation AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesOther, Unknown Period AWMM Damaged right arm AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Dysentry, Admitted to 64 General Hospital Egypt AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Leptospirosis and scrub typhus, Admitted to the British Military Hospital, Taiping, Malaya AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 9 June 1946 AWMM Captain/Military AWMM 8 May 1968 AWMM Retired AWMM Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM New Zealand Regiment, 1 Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Member of the East Coast Bays RSA. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death11 September 2014 New Zealand Herald Age 93 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand Herald Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath Notice: New Zealand Herald, 13 September 2014 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember William Louis Brown by laying a poppy. William Lewis Brown William Lloyd Brown William Louis Brown William Mark Brown William Maxwell Brown Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Louis Brown Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External links DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 12: WW2 25 AWMM This record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project. AWMM Overseas postings and forces - New Zealand Force for Malaya Far East land forces - Officers, 1957-1971, Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AD-W6W2564 36 part 3. AWMM Nominal Roll 2NZ Regiment 1959-1961. Kindly provided by Alan (Archie) Dawson February 2021. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 20 February 2020RoscoeAotearoaResearcher The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. 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