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Feb 23, 1890 Dunedin, Otago Region, New Zealand Died on 01 Oct 1916 (aged 26)
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
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About Donald Forrester Brown
- Donald Forrester Brown, VC (23 February 1890 – 1 October 1916) was a New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for valour "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Born in Dunedin, Brown was a farmer when the First World War began.
- In late 1915, he volunteered for service abroad with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) and was posted to the 2nd Battalion, the Otago Infantry Regiment.
- He saw action on the Western Front and it was during the Battle of Flers–Courcelette in September 1916 that he performed the actions that led to the award of the VC.
- As he was killed several days later during the Battle of Le Transloy, the award was made posthumously.
- His VC was the second to be awarded to a soldier serving with the NZEF during the war and was the first earned in an action on the Western Front.
