Private

Josiah Brown

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Jane Brown, of Owaka, Otago. Native of Mosgiel, Dunedin.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
813508
Name:
Josiah Brown
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
James Brown (father), Takatika, Owaka Valley, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at La Basse-Ville
Date of Death:
05 August 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Josiah Brown
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