Regimental number | 315 |
Place of birth | Deloraine, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stoker |
Address | Seamen's Union, Clarence Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, William Brewer, Deloraine, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, Transport Section |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board TRANSPORT Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 8 March 1915. Taken on strength, 20th Bn, 26 June 1915. Promoted Corporal, 6 July 1918. Wounded, at Gallipoli, 16 October 1915; and at Pozieres, 28 July 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 14), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 90 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2301 Pte Edward Murray BREWER, killed in action, 7 June 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |