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Kenneth Ronald Brown

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Headstone, Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Libya (photo B. Coutts, 2009) - This image may be subject to copyright

Headstone, Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Libya (photo B. Coutts, 2009) - This image may be subject to …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Kenneth Ronald AWMM
  • Surname
    Brown AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Kenneth Ronald AWMM
    • Ken AWMM
  • Service number
    2662 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
    Unknown AWMM Kaihu, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs N.A. Brown (mother), Kaihu, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 January 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    2662 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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 on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Kenneth Brown was the son of William Robert Brown, and of Allison Brown (nee Holland), of Kaikohe, Northland, New Zealand.

    Listed by CWGC as Kenneth Ronald and on the Nominal Roll as Kenneth Roland AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    25 November 1941 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya AWMM Coll. grave 6. J. 3. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Northern Wairoa RSA, Dargaville AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
    CWGC
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2096197
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Dawson, W. (1961). 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 1: WW2 26 AWMM
    • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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