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BREWER, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5817 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melksham, Wiltshire, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Dangin, Quairading, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmhand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5817, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5817, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Beth Thomas
Harry emigrated to Australia from Melksham Wiltshire in 1913 following his brother Herbert James Brewer 5563.