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William Alexander Brown

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HMNZT 66 - The Roll call. Booklass, G.J. (George James), editor. -- On board ship : [Magazine Committee] Printed by Charles Jones & Co. Ltd. : 1916. No Known Copyright Restrictions.

HMNZT 66 - The Roll call. Booklass, G.J. (George James), editor. -- On board ship : [Magazine Commit …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Brown AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 22184 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. Brown (mother), 363 Cargill Road, Dunedin South, 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 22184 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 Traveller/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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  • William A. Brown was the son of Catherine Meek Hastie Brown, of 363, Cargill Rd., South Dunedin, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    • 12 October 1917 AWMM
      Age 34 AWMM
      Ypres, Belgium AWMM
    • 12 October 1917 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
      Age 34 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Southern Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 133, Plot 16 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM
    • 500 South Titirangi Road, Titirangi, Auckland AWMM

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29 September 2023KevinStirlingResearcher
16 July 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
11 February 2020AllanRotoruaResearcher
28 November 2018Cheryl JoyTimaruOther relative

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