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Cenotaph record

Brian Mortimer Browning

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel B_026. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel B_026. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Brian Mortimer AWMM
  • Surname
    Browning AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    NZ39852 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1916 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr A. Browning, Bruree, Ireland AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    NZ39852 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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
    Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
    Accidental death on active service AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Flying Officer Browning was the son of Francis Wise Browning and Nellie Browning, of Limerick, Irish Republic.

    The Commonwealth War Graves Commission lists his age at death as 24. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    4 February 1940 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Egypt, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Accidental Death AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM H. 19 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

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Sources

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  • References
    Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM

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