Private

Frank Rochester Brown

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Brown, of "Range Farm," Mangorei, New Plymouth.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Mike Corbett
Relationship to casualty: Great Nephew
Frank had two other brothers killed in WW1: Morris Connington Brown, 2nd May 1915, Gallipoli; David Burton Brown, 4th October 1917, Tyne Cot, Belgium. [NZWGT - record since amended]

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/4065
Name:
Frank Rochester Brown
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J. Brown (mother), Mangarei, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Stock agent
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
03 October 1916
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (1-3 May 1916)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Frank Rochester Brown
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