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Harry Ernest Browne

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Image of gravestone at Karori Cemetery provided by Paul Baker December 2012 - No known copyright restrictions

Image of gravestone at Karori Cemetery provided by Paul Baker December 2012 - No known copyright res …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Harry Ernest AWMM
  • Surname
    Browne AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 11/689 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    11 April 1887 AWMM Whakatane, Eastern Bay of Plenty AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of William Franklin & Ellen BROWNE
    (his mother was of Puketapu hapu of Te Atiawa) Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 April 2024 - NZ BDM Birth records & WHITIKI! WHITI! WHITI! E!! refer page 156
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 13 Cottleville Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    • Clerk AWMM
    • He worked for the Repatriation Department after he returned from the war. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 April 2024 - WHITIKI! WHITI! WHITI! E!! refer page 156
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 W.F. Browne, 37 Paroa Road, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM
    • 1918 Harry Ernest BROWNE married Ethel May DORMER Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 April 2024 - NZ BDM Marriage 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 11/689 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 Baker/Civilian AWMM
    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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    23 August 1928 AWMM
    Age 41 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Soldiers; Plot 22 X AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    BROWNE. 11/089.—0n the 23rd August. I928, at Wellington Hospital, Harry Ernest, beloved husband of Ethel May Browne. Anne street. Wadestown; aged 41 years (Wellington Mounted, Main Body). Sadly missed. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 April 2024 - NEW ZEALAND'S ROLL OF HONOUR.
    EVENING POST, VOLUME CVI, ISSUE 38, 23 AUGUST 1928, PAGE 1
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  • 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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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
11 April 2024Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
11 November 2016AllanRotoruaResearcher
05 September 2015VictoriaWellingtonResearcher

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