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James Charles Brown

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Photograph of James Charles Brown before enlistment.

James Charles Brown

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Brown AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 92541 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    6 September 1886 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    September 6th 1886 Public - Kim James - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - UK birth certificate
  • Place of birth
    9 Back Saul Street, PRESTON, England Public - Kim James - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - UK birth certificate
  • Birth notes
    Father - James Charles (billposter - deceased by 19/6-1909). Mother - Phoebe. Public - Kim James - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - UK civic records
  • Address before enlistment
    Living in Connell St. Waihi/
    Patetonga, Hauraki Plains 23/6-1917 & 21/6-1918
    Living in Bradford St. Waihi 10/10-1918 Public - Kim James - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - NZ military records
  • Post war occupation
    Died November 13th 1918. Public - Kim James - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - NZ military records
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Wife - Caroline Brown (née Howarth, later Dickinson/Dickenson)
    Born at 17 Brook Street, PRESTON, England, October 4th 1876.
    Married James Charles Brown at Burnley Parish Church, England 19/6-1909
    Liv Public - Kim James - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - NZ military records. UK civic records.
  • Relationship status
    Married Public - Kim James - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - Public records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 92541 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
    Died from accident occurring, or disease contracted, while training with or attached to the NZEF in New Zealand. AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Husband of Mrs. C. Brown, of Waihi. Born in Lancashire, England AWMM
    • James Charles Brown (moulder/miner/drainer)
      Born at 9 Back Saul St., Preston, England on September 6th 1886.
      Living at 31 Snow Hill, Preston, England on September 4th 1899.
      Living in Connell St. Waihi, NZ /
      Patetonga, Hauraki Plains 23/6-1917 & 21/6-1918
      Living in Bradford St. Waihi 10/10-1918.
      Married Caroline Dickinson (nee Howarth) Burnley Parish Church, England on 19/6-1909.
      Living at 14 Park St. Burnley, England on 19/6-1909.
      Father - James Charles (billposter - deceased by 19/6-1909)
      Mother - Phoebe. Public - Kim James - Direct descendant - 24 April 2020 - UK and NZ civic and military records
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    13 November 1918 AWMM
    Age 32 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Accidental Death AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM B. 24. (S). AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • 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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25 April 2020Kim JamesPreston, EnglandDirect descendant

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