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Edward Cecil Brown
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 24/04/1890 |
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Place of birth: Dargaville, Hobson, New Zealand |
General information
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Profession: Farmer |
Army information
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Country: New Zealand |
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Force: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Rifleman |
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Service number: 48698 |
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Enlistment date: 22/01/1917 |
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Enlistment place: Paeroa, Waikato, New Zealand |
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Units: — New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 12/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Kronprinz Farm, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 27 |
Cemetery
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: XXXVI Row: C Grave: 8 |
Points of interest 2
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My story
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.
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.
Sources 3
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Austin W.S., The Official History of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Uckfield, The Naval and Military Press, 2007), p. 235-247. Sources used |
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McCarthy C., The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account (London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995) , p. 115-117. Sources used |
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Stewart H., The New Zealand Division 1916-1919 ( Auckland, Whitcombe & Tombs, 1921) , p. 278-297. Sources used |
More information 5
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/462076 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=d1b72a61-bd4b-4365-b1f4-e13edb5dc780 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7171605 |
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Online Cenotaph (Auckland Museum) https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/c1731 |
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The NZEF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://nzef.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=30038 |