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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Kawiti Brown |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Kawiti |
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| Surname: |
Brown |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Serial No.: |
65335 |
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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: |
Mrs B. Tana, Ngunguru, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Ngunguru, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Whangarei |
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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 4 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
WW2 44 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
28 (Maori) Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Takrouna, Tunisia |
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| Date of Death: |
21 April 1943 |
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| Age at Death: |
28 |
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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 VIII, Row D, Grave 30 |
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| Memorial Name: |
Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Kawiti Brown was the son of Nau and Bessie Brown of Ngunguru |
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| Description of Image: |
- Headstone, EnfidavilleWar Cemetery, Tunisia (photo B. Coutts, 2009)
- Map of the troop movements leading to the capture of Takrouna
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941.) Wellington: Blundell Bros. Ltd.,Printers. 1941
- 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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