(BROWN JOHN, Son of William & Wilhelmina Brown (nee McKenzie) 1910 on West Coast SI New Zealand. Married Ethel Phena Hollands and lived in Runanga Sth IS NZ.They had 3 children (including myself). Parents divorced. He worked in the mines,I believe he went into the forces 2nd WW and he may have worked as a porter at a Nelson Hospital. I know he played in the Runanga Third Grade League Team as a young man.