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Edward Brown

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    • Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military record
    • Rifleman Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Brown AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 23/2548 AWMM
  • Gender
    • Male AWMM
    • Male Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military record
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 December 1878 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    7 December 1878 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Edinburgh, Scotland Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    son of Adam & Ann BROWN Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    Tokomaru Bay Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    R. Brown (brother), Harelow, Chernside, Berwickshire, Scotland AWMM
  • Relationship status
    single Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Egyptian EF & Western European Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 1st Btn NZ Rifle Brigade Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military record
  • Service number
    WWI 23/2548 AWMM
  • Military service
    1915-1916 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Farmhand for K B Williams of Tokomaru Bay Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military Record
  • Age on enlistment
    • 38yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military Record
    • Declared birthdate = 1875. By death age = 1868 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - query

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
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Edward Brown was the son of Adam and Ann Brown, of Hare Law, Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    26 September 1916 AWMM
    Age 48 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France AWMM B. 23. 74. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Tokomaru Bay War Memorial
    Gisborne's War Memorial Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Research
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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10 January 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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