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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Brown Brown |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Corporal |
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| Forename(s): |
Brown |
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| Surname: |
Brown |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Serial No.: |
39297 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Labourer |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mr Jobe Brown (brother), Te Kao, Mangonui, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Te Kao, Mangonui, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Kaitaia |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
28 (Maori) Battalion, A Company |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
WW2 2 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
WW2 25 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
28 (Maori) Battalion, A Company |
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| Place of Death: |
Tunisia |
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| Date of Death: |
8 May 1943 |
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| Age at Death: |
27 |
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| Year of Death: |
1943 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia |
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| Grave Reference: |
Plot VI, Row D, Grave 18 |
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| Memorial Name: |
Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Brown Brown was the son of Hone and Hira H. Paraone (Brown) of Te Kao, Mangonui |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Weekly News |
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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