Charles David Brown

Captain

Awards

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Robert Brown and of Esther Anne Brown (nee Galvin), of Opotiki, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Jennie Brown, of Putaruru, Auckland.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"CAPTAIN C. D. BROWN, M.M. Captain C. D. Brown, M.M., reported died or wounds, was born at Te Mata. Raglan, 43 years ago and went overseas in the Great War with the 19th Reinforcements. He was awarded the Military Medal and recommended for a commission during the Battle or Messines. On returning to New Zealand he entered business at Putaruru and some years later went to Opotiki, selling his business at the outbreak of the present war to enlist. He left with the Third Echelon as captain and quartermaster and after serving in Greece was appointed a company commander. While in Opotiki he was a member of the Town board and the Hospital board and secretary or the Returned Services’ Association, in addition to being commanding officer of a territorial unit for seven years. His wife is a resident of Hamilton East." [Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21604, 15 December 1941, Page 6]

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Casualty

Service Number:

23075

Name:

Charles David Brown

Rank:

Captain

Date of Birth:

24 December 1897

Place of Birth:

Raglan, Waikato, New Zealand

Next of Kin:

Mrs Esther Ann Brown (mother), Te Mata, Raglan, New Zealand|Mrs J. Brown (wife), PO Box 9, Opotiki, Whakatane, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

Unknown|PO Box 9, Opotiki, New Zealand

Occupation on Enlistment:

Painter|Hardware merchant

Unit:

New Zealand Infantry, 24 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of wounds

Date of Death:

07 December 1941

Day of Death:

Sunday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

15 November 1916

Transport:

HMNZT 68

Vessel:

Maunganui

Destination:

Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

16. C. 5.

Cemetery Location:

Egypt