James Wood Brewer

Forenames

James Wood AWMM

Surname

Brewer AWMM

Service number

WWI 10/950 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Place of birth

England

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Birth notes

Son of Mrs. E. Brewer, of 14, Derby Rd., Southport, England, and the late Capt. Brewer.

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Address before enlistment

• Unknown AWMM Care of B. Holdsworth, Waikohu, New Zealand AWMM
• Farm Hand for B Holdsworth of Waikohu, Gisborne
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Next of kin

Mrs Esther Brewer, Derby Road, Southport, England AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

• 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
• 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 10/950 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 7 or HMNZT 10 AWMM Vessel was Arawa or Limerick AWMM Private AWMM Wellington Infantry Battalion AWMM Main Body AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
Wellington Infantry Battalion AWMM

Son of Mrs E. Brewer of 14, Derby Rd, Southport, England, and the late Capt. Brewer.

Next of Kin: Mrs E. Brewer, Southpoort, England (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

8 Aug 1915 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Memorial name

• Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
• Brooklyn War Memorial, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Onehunga Returned and Services Association, 57 Princes Street, Onehunga, Auckland AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22278839
  Further Reference
• Ministry of Culture and Heritage, New Zealand History online. Brooklyn War Memorial.
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/brooklyn-war-memorial
  Further Reference
• Onehunga War Memorial and Book of Honour Index
  http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/CityArchives/FamilyHistory/OHB063/searchonehunga.htm
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/679784/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/679784
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Page No: 76
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.