BREWER, Gordon Clarence Murdoch
| Service Number: | 558 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Knightsbridge, South Australia, 6 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Norwood Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds (received at Gallipoli), Malta, 22 August 1915, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pieta Military Cemetery Grave A. X. 4. INSCRIPTION DEARLY LOVED SADLY MISSED REMEMBERED BY MOTHER SISTERS & BROTHERS |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Burnside & District - Fallen Soldiers Memorial Trees - Rose Park, Norwood Primary School Honour Board, Prospect South Australian Soldiers at Gallipoli Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 558, 12th Infantry Battalion, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 558, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 558, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 558, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded Private, 558, 12th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Bomb wound (hand and foot) | |
| 15 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 558, 12th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, DIed of Wounds Malta |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"THE LATE PRIVATE G. BREWER.
Private Gordon Brewer was wounded between August 7 and 15, and died on August 22 at Malta. He was among the first to enlist at Broken Hill, and belonged to the 12th Battalion. He went to Tasmania to make up the quota of that State. Of a bright and fearless disposition, he had many friends both at the front and at home, and his letters were always cheerful. He was in the trenches from the first, and wrote that he had often fared worse in the Australian bush, and his chief regret seemed to be that many men that could go stayed at home. He has two brothers-in-law at the front, Staff-Sergeant F. Maddeford, of the 9th Light Horse, and Private J. V. Matthew, of the 11th Light Horse." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 09 Oct 1915 (nla.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 24 and the son of Harry and Jean Brewer, of Bulls Creek Rd., Lower Mitcham, South Australia.
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Private Gordon Brewer, who was wounded in the Dardanelles on August 19, and died on August 22, was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Brewer, late of Broken Hill, and now of Adelaide. Private Brewer enlisted in Broken Hill about 12 months ago. He belonged to the 12th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, and previous to enlisting worked on the Proprietary mine as a miner. His brothers are Messrs. S. Brewer (North mine), H. Brewer (Menindie), and A. Brewer (Adelaide), and his three sisters are residing in Adelaide. Two of the latter have their husbands at the front.
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