Jack Whitiwhiti Brown
Born 12 Oct 1911 - Died 26 Oct 1987
- Service number
- 26359 AWMM
- Also known as
- Tiaki Whiti Whiti Brown AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 12 Oct 1911 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Pre 23 Jul 1940 AWMM Scarborough Lane, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Unknown AWMM Scarborough Lane, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
- Waterside worker/Civilian AWMM
- Next of kin
- Mr Sailor Brown (father), Thames, New Zealand AWMM
- Mr Sailor Brown (father), Thames, New Zealand AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 26359 AWMM
- Military service
- Territorials, Temporary Lance Corporal 3 years AWMM
- B Force, 8th Brigade, New Zealand 3rd Division AWMM
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- 1939-1945 Star AWMM
- Africa Star AWMM
- Defence Medal AWMM
- War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 23 Jul 1940 AWMM Driver/Military AWMM
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Driver/Military AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Private AWMM 29 Infantry Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
- WW2 Private AWMM Infantry Reinforcements AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
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
- Height, Unknown Period AWMM
5 foot 11 inches AWMM - Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
Brown AWMM - Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
Brown AWMM - Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
Wounded 26 June 1942; discharged from hospital 6 July 1942 AWMM
- Height, Unknown Period AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW2 20 Feb 1945 AWMM
Medically unfit Grade IIIP AWMM
Private AWMM
28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Served in New Zealand 169 days
Served overseas 3 years 273 days
Total service 4 years 77 days
Also named as Tiaki Whiti Whiti Brown by Archives New Zealand AWMM
About death
- Death
- 26 Oct 1987 AWMM
Age 76 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
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Soldiers Burial M Row 10 Plot 189 AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
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Sources
- External links
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Sources Used - Auckland Council. West (Waikumete) burial and cremation records search
http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/parksfacilities/cemeteries/Pages/westcemeterysearch.aspx
Sources Used - 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. Personal page.
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/soldier/jack-brown
Further Reference - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
Further Reference
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
- References
- Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books.
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 3: WW2 58 - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 4: WW2 44 - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls B-force 8th infantry brigade group [New Zealand Military Forces - "B" Force - Embarkation Roll]. Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1421 (R22440171)
- Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
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