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B30P285 Brown

April 24th, 2011 by Alexandra

Private BROWN, Norman 12/1569 [family memorial]

In loving memory of Norman
Beloved son of Arthur & Mary BROWN
Died of wounds at the Dardanelles
May 11, 1915
Aged 34
The sea shall give up its dead
Also Mary
Wife of Arthur BROWN
Died 11 September 1932
Aged 82
Until he comes
Also her beloved sons
Henry James
1878-1940
And
Sydney
1886 – 1944

Small stone on grave:

In loving memory Of Victor
A Beloved son of A & M BROWN
Died September 28^th 1912
Aged 28 years

Mary: Block 30 Plot 285

Place of birth: Co. Down, Ireland

Years in NZ: 60

Henry James:

Born: Heathcote, Christchurch, NZ

Occu: Labourer

Died: 23 June 1940

Aged: 62

Sydney: Block 30 Plot 285

Place of birth: Christchuch, NZ

Occu: Plumber

Aged: 58

Victor Abernathy: Block 30 Plot 284

Place of birth: New Zealand

Occu: Traveller

Age: 28

Died of Pneumonia

Norman:

Auckland Regiment

Born in Christchurch.

Death: At sea on HMT Southland from Gallipoli of wounds.

[more about HMT Southland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMT_Southland]

Worked for the Auckland Harbour board at time of enlisting.

His Cenotaph database record [with portrait]:

http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/1786.detail?Ordinal=12&c_surname_search=brown&c_firstname_search=norman

His Commonwealth War Graves Commission record:

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=719977

His military records are available to read as digitised:

http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21888749

Newspaper item:

Roll of honour

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 115, 17 May 1915, Page 2

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19150517.2.8&e=——-10–1—-0–

with thanks to Sarndra Lees