Brown was promoted to Captain on October 21st
He was struck off strength to the Canadian Reserve List on April 3
11 Canadian General Hospital at Shorncliffe on November 6th with Chronic Bronchitis
Only 136 Edward VII awards were made to New Zealand volunteer and territorial units between May 1910 and October 1917
in bright silver/aluminum wire threads
A First War 26Th Infantry Battalion "New Brunswick Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Archive Brown was promoted to CaptainA First War 26th Infantry Battalion "New Brunswick Battalion" Cap Badge Pickled copper, unmarked, 35. 5 mm x 37. 7 mm, intact lugs, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in New Brunswick with mobilization headquarters at Saint John under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed June 13, 1915 with a strength of 42 officers and 1,108 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. L.