English Māori John Michael Stark-Brown Born 20 August 1916 - Died 1983 PDF Key details Service number5991 AWMM Also known asTan AWMM Brown AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Michael AWMM SurnameStark-Brown AWMM Ingoa Also known asTan AWMM Brown AWMM Service number5991 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionCatholic, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth20 August 1916 AWMM Waihi, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 27 October 1939 AWMM Marine Parade Hotel, Napier, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs M. Stark-Brown (mother), 73 Charles Street, Westshore, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 31 March 1940 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number5991 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Africa Star AWMM Defence Medal AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 27 October 1939 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Plasterer/Civilian AWMM Hastings, Hawkes Bay AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM 2 Divisional Petrol Company AWMM 2NZEF: 1st Echelon AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 foot 10.75 inches AWMM Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM dark AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM Brown AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Brown AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Bomb blast, bullet through tin hat AWMM Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM Cancer AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › John Stark-Brown married Doreen B. Ovens in June, 1981. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death1983 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of Disease AWMM Death notes CemeteryCremated at Waikumete Crematorium, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryListed under letter Brown on the Nominal Roll. AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember John Michael Stark-Brown by laying a poppy. William Young Stark Winston Vernon Stark John Michael Stark-Brown David Matheson Starke Thomas Ormsby Starke Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Michael Stark-Brown Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External links DocumentsSecond 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 Unpublished papers: family papers. AWMM Armoury Files held in Museum Archives. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License