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Victor Redmond BREWER

Regimental number2698
Place of birthForbes New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrazier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Brewer, 'Tyrone', Coonamble, New South Wales
Previous military service24th Infantry
Enlistment date28 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A22 Rangatira on 25 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 8 October 1918
Medals

Military Medal

'At 9.40 p.m. 24th December, 1916, No. 2 Gun Pit was hit by a German shell, which blew portion of the pit in, burying two men who were also seriously wounded. notwithstanding that the Battery position was being shelled and the shells dropping very close, Sergeant BREWER immediately set to work, and after much difficulty extricated the two men.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133
Date: 21 August 1917

Other detailsMedals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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