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Walter Henry Brewerton

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Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 85), Page: 6 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 85), Page: 6 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Walter Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Brewerton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Bill AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 75920 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 November 1897 Public Source BDM, Births
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Pre 3 April 1918 AWMM Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs S. Brewerton (mother), Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 75920 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 3 April 1918 AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Sarah Elizabeth Mary Brewerton and George Henry Brewerton.

    Brothers Charles George Brewerton (21654) and Walter Henry Brewerton (75920) served in WW1.

    His nephew recalls he was always known by family as Uncle Bill. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    2 April 1980 Public Source
    Age 82 AWMM
    BDM, deaths
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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