Charles Henry Brown
Brigadier-General Charles Henry Jeffries Brown DSO (8 May 1872 – 8 June 1917) was a New Zealand Military Forces officer who served in the First World War, firstly in the Gallipoli campaign and then on the Western Front. He was commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade from February 1917 until he was killed by artillery fire on 8 June 1917, one of three New Zealand brigadier generals who died during the war.
Charles Henry Jeffries Brown | |
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Brigadier General Charles Brown | |
| Born | 8 May 1872 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 8 June 1917 (aged 45) † Le Moulin de l'Hospice, France |
| Allegiance | New Zealand |
| Service/ | New Zealand Military Forces |
| Years of service | 1900–1917 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands held | 1st Infantry Brigade (1917) 2nd Auckland Battalion (1916–17) Canterbury Battalion (1915) |
| Battles/wars | First World War
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| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (3) |
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