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  • Donald Forrester Brown
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  • Donald Forrester Brown (23 February 1890 – 1 October 1916) was a New Zealand soldier of World War I who was a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Brown's Victoria Cross was the second won by a New Zealander during the war, and was the first awarded for actions on the Western Front.
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  • 2
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serviceyears
  • 1915
Birth Date
  • 1890-02-23
Branch
  • 20
death place
  • Eaucourt L'Abbaye, France
Name
  • Donald Forrester Brown
Birth Place
Awards
  • 30
death date
  • 1916-10-01
Rank
Allegiance
  • New Zealand
Battles
placeofburial
  • Warlencourt British Cemetery, France
abstract
  • Donald Forrester Brown (23 February 1890 – 1 October 1916) was a New Zealand soldier of World War I who was a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Brown's Victoria Cross was the second won by a New Zealander during the war, and was the first awarded for actions on the Western Front.