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 |