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John Walter Simpson Brewer

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 76 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 76 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Walter Simpson AWMM
  • Surname
    Brewer AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • 2663 AWMM
    • 13/2274 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    16 November 1877 Noel Smith Research Project
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Wairau Falls, Marlborough, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    H.W. Brewer (father), Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 August 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Canterbury, New Zealand 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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  • Father was named William Henry Brewer. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    9 June 1963 Noel Smith Research Project
    Age 86 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Kelvin Grove Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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