Topic: AIF - NZMRB - WMR
WMR, NZEF
Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Roll of Honour
Hugh Charters Brown
Hugh Charters Brown
A brief biography of Hugh Charters Brown extracted from the Cenotaph Database hosted by the Auckland Museum.
Full Name: | Trooper Hugh Charters Brown |
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Rank Last Held: | Trooper |
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Forename(s): | Hugh Charters |
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Surname: | Brown |
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War: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
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Serial No.: | 7/1025 |
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First Known Rank: | Trooper |
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Next of Kin: | W.E. Brown (father), care of G. Griffiths, High Street, Auckland, New Zealand |
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Marital Status: | Single |
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Enlistment Address: | Hihirowa, Gisborne, New Zealand |
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Military District: | Wellington |
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Body on Embarkation: | 4th Reinforcements |
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Embarkation Unit: | Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
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Embarkation Date: | 17 April 1915 |
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Place of Embarkation: | Wellington, New Zealand |
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Transport: | |
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Vessel: | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo |
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Destination: | Suez, Egypt |
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Page on Nominal Roll: | 84 |
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Last Unit Served: | Wellington Mounted Rifles |
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Place of Death: | Palestine |
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Date of Death: | 2 November 1917 |
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Year of Death: | 1917 |
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Cause of Death: | Died of wounds |
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Description of Image: | Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 |
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Further References: | Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option. |
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Sources Used: | Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
Further Reading:
Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour, Hugh Charters Brown