Captain

Charles David Brown

MM

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

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Personal Tributes:

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
Armed Force: 
Army
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: 
43
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 Reference: 
16. C. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Charles David Brown
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