JOHN MARTIN BROWN
- served in WWI as Private 21424A

- Wellington Infantry Battalion, NZEF, 3rd Reinforcements
- Enlistment Address: 6 Campbell Street, Palmerston North
- Next of Kin: Mrs Jessie Brown (mother), Scandia Street, Palmerston North
- DIED of DISEASE 28th Aug 1915 aged 30
- Buried Plot A. Row XII. Grave 5. in Pieta Military Cemetery

He was the 4th of 7 children (6 sons) of:
Richard BROWN & Janet 'Jessie' HALLEY
Richard (1856-1892) was born in Kent, England & diedin Waitara
Janet (1858-1928) was born in Glasgow & died in Wanganui
- Richard married Janet in 1877

their 7 known CHILDREN were:

it is possible they had a daughter in 1878 - Mary Jane Brown
- needs to be verified

... 1
1879 - William Marshall Brown
- William married Emma Ovidia HEIDENSTROM in 1904


... 2
1880 - Richard Brown


... 3
1882 - 1882 Eli Charles Brown
- Eli died aged 3 weeks


... 4
1885 - 1915 John Martin Brown
- died in WWI, as above


... 5
1887 - 1988 Samuel John Brown


... 6
1888 - 1952 James Halley Brown
- James married Claudia Helena MAYO in 1920


... 7
1890 - 1953 Frances Jessie Alice Maud Mary Brown
- Frances married Charles Henry VALLETT in 1913