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David Taylor Brass

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 26), Page: 17 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 26), Page: 17 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    David Taylor AWMM
  • Surname
    Brass AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 8/3871 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs J. Brass (mother), Winton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 8/3871 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • David Brass was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Brass, of Winton, Southland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    15 September 1916 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM

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  • David Taylor Brass is my Great Uncle and brother of my Nanna, Vina Daisy King (née Brass). Lest we forget.
    Public - Judy Louise - Other Relative - 22 April 2015
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  • My great uncle and my namesake. Brother of John (Jack), also killed in action.
    Public - David Alasdair - Other Relative - 3 April 2015
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 April 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
22 April 2015Judy LouiseDeerfield Beach, Florida, USAOther Relative
03 April 2015David AlasdairChristchurch, New ZealandOther Relative

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