Thomas Brown

  • 1914 -1915 Star
  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Gallipoli Medallion
  • Gallipoli Lapel Badge
  • Born 4 February 1886, Henley, Otago, New Zealand
  • Died 6 May 1974, Hamilton
  • Last rank Lance Corporal
  • Service number 16/223
  • Served In New Zealand Pioneer (Māori) Battalion, 1st Māori Contingent
  • Next of Kin Mr William Henry Brown (father), Henley, Otago
  • Pre-war occupation Labourer, Dunedin C.C.
  • ReligionWesleyan
  • Enlisted19 October 1914, Otago
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 20 Warrimoo, departed 14 February 1915, disembarked Suez, Egypt, 2 March 1915
  • Theatres of operationEgyptian 1915-1916, Egyptian E.F. 1916, Balkan (Moudros, Lemnos) 1915, Western European and France 1916-1917
  • Periods of service150 days in New Zealand and four years, 52 days overseas in Egypt, Mudros, Leumos and France. Total service of four years and 202 days.
  • Returned to New Zealandaboard Westmoreland, 6 April 1919
  • Discharged7 May 1919
  • Awarded1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Gallipoli Medallion and Gallipoli Lapel Badge
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