Geburtsdatum: 24/04/1890

Geburtsort: Dargaville, Hobson, New Zealand

Beruf: Landwirt / Bauman / Ökonom

Land: New Zealand

Truppe: New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Rang: Rifleman

Dienstnummer: 48698

Einberufung datum: 22/01/1917

Einberufung ort: Paeroa, Waikato, New Zealand

Einheiten:  —  New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Bn.  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Sterbedatum: 12/10/1917

Sterbeort: Kronprinz Farm, Belgien

Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen

Alter: 27

Rifleman Edward Cecil BROWN ( 4th New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3th New Zealand ( Rifle ) Brigade, 1st New Zealand Division ) was killed in action on the 12th of October 1917, known as the First Battle of Passchendaele. Located southeast of Poelcapelle, the New Zealand Division consisted of the 2nd N.Z. Brigade and the 3rd N.Z. ( Rifle ) Brigade, respectively positioned on the right and the left of the divisional borders. There were three objectives that day ( The Red Line, the Blue Line and the Green Dotted Line ). The 3rd Brigade consisted of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th N.Z. Rifle Brigade ; the first three Rifle Brigades were to take over one of the objectives with the 4th in reserve. The 4th N.Z. Rifle Brigade was also responible to give support in the rear to all the other Brigades while advancing to their objectives. None of the objectives were obtained that day. The 12th of October will be remembered as one of the most unsuccesful days in the history of World War I.

After the war, the remains of Rifleman Brown were found south of Kronprinz Farm ( D.3.c.3.4. ). We presume that during the attack he fell near the jumping off line and was brought back afterwards to be buried behind British Lines, near Kronprinz Farm. He was reburied in Tyne Cot Cemetery.

Austin W.S., The Official History of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Uckfield, The Naval and Military Press, 2007), p. 235-247. Verwendete Quellen

McCarthy C., The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account (London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995) , p. 115-117. Verwendete Quellen

Stewart H., The New Zealand Division 1916-1919 ( Auckland, Whitcombe & Tombs, 1921) , p. 278-297. Verwendete Quellen

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/462076

Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=d1b72a61-bd4b-4365-b1f4-e13edb5dc780

Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7171605

Online Cenotaph (Auckland Museum) https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/c1731

The NZEF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://nzef.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=30038