Brews Awarded British Mercantile Marine Service Medals for World War I

The following data has been extracted from BT 351 Register General of Shipping and Seamen, Fiche 0064 BREMN-, an index of Mercantile marine service medals awarded for service in World War I, held by the Public Record Office (PRO) in Kew, London, England. The address of the PRO is Ruskin Ave., Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England, TW9 4DU. Phone: 876-3444, fax: 878-8905, website: http://www.pro.gov.uk/.

The fiche shows more detail than the Reserve service medal database (see below) in that, whilst it does not mention a ship, it generally gives a seaman's full name, birth year, birth place, certificate of competency number if held (Masters, Mates, and Engineers), identification number, medals issued, date/s of issuance, and address at the time of issuance.

The following World War One Medal Rolls are also available on this website:


British War Medal		Mercantile Marine Medal

Brew	Charles Ernest
Birth Year	1880
Birthplace	Dublin
Certificate Number	Master 042421
Identity Number	6185
Medals Earned	Mercantile Marine Ribbon
Date Issued	05 March 1920
Address at Issue	Canning Place, Liverpool

Brew	Edward Shimmin
Birth Year	1893
Birthplace	Douglas, Isle Of Man
Identity Number	374653
Medals Earned	Mercantile Marine Ribbon, British Medal Ribbon, Mercantile Marine Medal
Date Issued	29 June 1932
Address at Issue	16 Chester Street, Douglas

Brew	Francis
Birth Year	1861
Birthplace	Liverpool
Medals Earned	Mercantile Marine Ribbon, British Medal Ribbon
Date Issued	24 September 1919
Address at Issue	Bunton Road, Liverpool
Medals Earned	Mercantile Marine Medal, British Medal
Date Issued	11 May 1932
Address at Issue	52 Downing Road, Bootle

Brew	Herbert C.
Birth Year	1877
Birthplace	Kirk Michael, Isle Of Man
Medals Earned	British Medal
Comment	"See M2574/21"

Brew	J.
Medals Earned	Mercantile Marine Medal
Comment	"See M2574/21"

Brew	John
Birth Year	1862
Birthplace	Isle Of Man
Certificate Number	Master 103962
Medals Earned	Mercantile Marine Ribbon, British Medal Ribbon
Date Issued	19 August 1919
Address at Issue	Dock Street, E1
Medals Earned	Mercantile Marine Medal, British Medal
Date Issued	24 June 1921
Address at Issue	19 Britannia Rd, Wallasey, Cheshire

Brew	John Thomas
Birth Year	1875
Birthplace	Barrow in Furnace
Certificate Number	Mate 391648
Identity Number	331397
Medal s Earned	Mercantile Marine Ribbon, British Medal Ribbon
Date Issued	01 September 1919
Address at Issue	Newcastle on Tyne
Medals Earned	Mercantile Marine Medal, British Medal
Date Issued	18 May 1922
Address at Issue	47 Scyborfath [?] St., Swansea

Brew	Robert
Birth Year	1867
Birthplace	Douglas, Isle Of Man
Certificate Number	762677
Identity Number	355652
Medals Earned	Mercantile Marine Ribbon, British Medal Ribbon
Date Issued	11 August 1919
Address at Issue	Liverpool
Medals Earned	Mercantile Marine Medal
Date Issued	01 January 1924
Address at Issue	23 Morton St, Toxteth Park

Brew	Robert William
Birth Year	1894
Birthplace	Colby, Isle Of Man
Certificate Number	894692
Identity Number	112126
Medals Earned	Mercantile Marine Ribbon, British Medal Ribbon
Date Issued	17 December 1919
Address at Issue	Canning Rd, Liverpool
Medals Earned	Mercantile Marine Medal, British Medal
Date Issued	02 February 1926
Address at Issue	4 Corsewell St, Liverpool

Brew	William
Birth Year	1891
Birthplace	Great Cronky, Isle of Man
Certificate Number	751810
Identity Number	369448
Medals Earned	Mercantile Marine Ribbon, British Medal Ribbon
Date Issued	21 February 1923
Address at Issue	Canning Place, Liverpool