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BREWER, Edward Murray
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2301 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1916, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Deloraine, Meander Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deloraine War Memorial, Hobart Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2301, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2301, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2301, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2301, 40th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, TOS 8 May 1917 |
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