Regimental number | 382 |
Place of birth | Grafton New South Wales |
School | Lawrence, Lower, Public School, New South Wales |
Other training | Blackfriars Teacher Training College, NSW |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | Corndale via Lismore, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, R W Brewer, Corndale via Lismore, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448, 28 December 1917; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57, 18 April 1918. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hindenburg Line, France |
Age at death | 30.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Unicorn Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, grave No. 24), Vendhuile, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Theresa BREWER, Corndale, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 2281 Clive BREWER, 53rd Bn, killed in action, 24 September 1917; 2330 Company Sergeant Major Harold BREWER, 53rd Bn, killed in action, 26 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |