Brew Roll of Honour, British Forces, World War II, 1939-1945


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This database shows the Brews in British Forces who died during the Second World War, 1945-1939. The data has been extracted from several sources, including the Family Records Centre, London, and Commonwealth War Graves Commission.


Name of Brew Charles Alan
Rank Able Seaman
Number D/SSX 30852
Battalion or Unit H.M.S. Glorious, Royal Navy
Date of Death / Age Sunday, 9 June 1940, aged 26
Grave / Memorial Plymouth Memorial, Devon, Panel 37, Column 2
Comments Son of Charles P. Brew and of Susan S. Brew of Burnage, Lancashire, England

Name of Brew Cyril Charles
Rank Lance Corporal
Number 3593109
Battalion or Unit 4th Battalion Border Regiment
Date of Death / Age Monday, 10 June 1940, aged 34
Grave / Memorial Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France, Division 64, Plot 6, Row F, Grave 7
Comments Husband of Harriet Brew and father of June Brew of Carlisle, England

Name of Brew Ernest James
Rank Sergeant
Number 5576577
Battalion or Unit Royal Army Service Corps
Date of Death / Age Tuesday, 10 April 1945, aged 22
Grave / Memorial Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar (Burma), Face 18

Name of Brew Francis John
Rank Fusilier
Number 3774713
Battalion or Unit 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Date of Death / Age Thursday, 25 March 1943, aged 25
Grave / Memorial Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar (Burma), Face 11
Comments Son of John Henry and Margaret Ann Brew of Liverpool, England

Name of Brew James Robert
Rank Flight Lieutenant, DFC
Number 121269
Battalion or Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death / Age Wednesday, 11 October 1944, aged 24
Grave / Memorial Liverpool (Yew Tree) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Lancashire, England, Section 1A,  Grave 118
Comments Son of James E. Brew and Rose E. Brew of Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Name of Brew John
Rank Stoker 2nd Class
Number D/KX 162311
Battalion or Unit H.M.S. Charybdis, Royal Navy
Date of Death / Age Saturday, 23 October 1943
Grave / Memorial Plymouth Memorial, Devon, England, Panel 82, Column 2

Name of Brew John
Rank Able Seaman
Battalion or Unit S.S. Somme (London), Merchant Navy
Birth Date / Place 1907, New Zealand
Date of Death / Age Monday, 16 February 1942, aged 35
Grave / Memorial Tower Hill Memorial, London, Panel 99
Comments Son Of Denis and Margaret Brew, of Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand

Name of Brew John Sidney
Rank Acting Sub- Lieutenant (E)
Battalion or Unit H.M.S. Avenger, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve
Birth Date / Place 27 January 1916, Liverpool, England
Date of Death / Age Sunday, 15 November 1942, aged 26
Grave / Memorial Liverpool Naval Memorial, Lancashire, England, Panel 4, Column 1
Comments Son of Leonard S. & Elsie L. Brew of Belfast, Northern Ireland; husband of Violet

Name of Brew Joseph
Rank Private
Number 14695834
Battalion or Unit 6th Battalion Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment)
Date of Death / Age Wednesday, 9 August 1944, aged 18
Grave / Memorial Bayeux Communal Cemetery, Calvados, France, Grave 21A.7
Comments Son of the below Joseph Glass Brew and of Margaret Ann Brew of Fallowfield, Manchester

Name of Brew Joseph Glass
Rank Private
Number 13031654
Battalion or Unit Pioneer Corps
Date of Death / Age Friday, 29 August 1941
Grave / Memorial Salford (Agecroft) Cemetery, Lancashire, England, Section 18, Grave 18
Comments Husband of Margaret Ann Brew of Fallowfield, Manchester and father of the above Joseph Brew

Name of Brew Leonard Charles
Rank Driver
Number T/253742
Battalion or Unit Royal Army Service Corps attached to H.A.A. Royal Artillery Regiment 
Date of Death / Age 3 December 1942, aged 21
Grave / Memorial Yokohama Cremation Memorial, Japan, Panel 5
Comments Son of Christopher Thomas Brew, and of Alice Ada Brew, of Norbury, London, England

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