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BROWN, DONALD FORRESTER
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
BROWN, DONALD FORRESTER
Date Of Birth
23 Feb 1890
Age
26
Birth Place
Dunedin, New Zealand
Nationality
New Zealander
Date
15 Sep 1916
Date Of Death
1 Oct 1916
Fate
Killed in action.
Information
2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Parents: Robert and Jessie Brown, of Wharf Street, Oamaru, New Zealand. Native of Dunedin.
Rank Name
Sergeant
Service Number
8/3504
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
5866 (V.C.); Issue: 30130 (V.C.)
Duty Location
High Wood, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
New Zealand Army
Regiment
Otago Infantry Regiment,
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Place of Death
Near Eaucourt, L'Abbaye, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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