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BREWER, Andrew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 315 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia, 1 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stoker |
| Died: | Battle Of Amiens, Somme sector, France, 8 August 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France Adelaide Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 14), Villers-Bretonneux, France, Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deloraine War Memorial, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 315, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 315, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 315, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 16 Oct 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 315, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW left shoulder | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 315, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to head and chest | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 61st Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 61st Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 315, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 315 awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-08 |
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From Sue Guinan, Tasmania in the Great War
LCpl Andrew BREWER
Born 1st October 1891 Deloraine the son of William Abraham and Margaret Brewer (nee Maxwell) he enlisted Liverpool New South Wales married to Emily Wright a 22 year old stoker he enlisted 8th March 1915 and served with the 20th Battalion. He was wounded at Gallipoli and killed in action 8th August 1917 Somme France. He is commemorated in the Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France His brother: 2301 Pte Edward Murray BREWER, killed in action, 7 June 1917.
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