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BREW, Louis Wilfred
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2712, W29314 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lancashire, England, 1 April 1899 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand (1916) Salesman (1940) |
| Died: | Emphysema, Adelaide, South Australia, 5 November 1971, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2712, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 15 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2712, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2712, 8th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 2712, 2nd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 31 Oct 1940: | Involvement Sergeant | |
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| 31 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Sergeant, W29314 | |
| 31 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, W29314 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Christine Brew
A framhand at enlistment in 1916. After WW1 he was a travelling salesman and had a piano selling business in 1920s in Adelaide. He also had a tyre business in Western Australia. A Real Estate Salesman mid 1940s till he retired 1968-69
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