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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
John Rawhiti Brown |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
John Rawhiti |
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| Surname: |
Brown |
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| Also Known As: |
Bunny |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Serial No.: |
25821 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Corporal |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Stockman |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mr H. Brown (father), Welcome Bay, Tauranga, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Welcome Bay, Tauranga, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Tauranga |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
28 (Maori) Battalion |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
WW2 3 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
WW2 58 |
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| Campaigns: |
Greece |
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| Last Unit Served: |
28 (Maori) Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Greece |
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| Date of Death: |
24 April 1941 |
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| Age at Death: |
27 |
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| Year of Death: |
1941 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
- Athens Memorial, Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories
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| Memorial Reference: |
Face 13. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
John Brown was the son of Harry Brown and of Nora Brown (nee Jones), of Te Karaka, Auckland, New Zealand. |
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| Description of Image: |
- Image 1: Wreath, 1999, laid by the Greek Community on the Cenotaph in Auckland and later moved to the Hall of Memories, Auckland War Memorial Museum on Anzac Day 1999 in memory of those who died in Greece.
- Hall of Memories, World War 2, Auckland War Memorial Museum, April 1999, view 1
- Hall of Memories, World War 2, Auckland War Memorial Museum, April 1999, view 2
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| Additional Information: |
Next of kin listed in the Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 as Mr H. Brown, Welcome Bay, Tauranga |
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941.) Wellington: E.V. Paul, Government Printer. 1941
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
- Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman.
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