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Record #22574
Name :
: Charles B BREWER (1894 - 1917)
  aka : C. B. Brewer, Charlie Bre


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 29 Jan 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 11 Apr 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Gloucestershire, Bristol
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Vimy, Thelus
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Oct 1904
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Southwark

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Charles B. Brewer.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: BREWER
Given Name: C B
Age: 10
Ship: Southwark
Year of Arrival: 1904
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1904-09-29
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1904-10-09
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: Party of boys
Notes: The letter m or f, indicating the child's gender, was illegible
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-483
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Library and Archives Canada
Name: BREWER, CHARLES B
Regimental number(s): 400779
Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1049 - 10
Date of Birth: 29/01/1894
Born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 29 Jan 1894. Next of kin is Mrs. Rose Stevens of 16 Hugh Street, St. Judes, Bristol, England. 5'5" height, Blue eyes, light hair. Enlisted 23 Mar 1917. (No positive search results for Rose Stevens in Bristol.)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission
BREWER, C B
Rank: Private
Service No: 491242
Date of Death: 11/04/1917
Regiment/Service: 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
Grave Reference: V. A. 7.
Cemetery: BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY, THELUS

H.Q. File No.: 649-B-1624
"Circumstance of Casualty: Previously reported missing, now Killed in Action. This soldier was killed during the heavy shelling, by the enemy, of a new trench on the crest of VIMY RIDGE on the afternoon of April 11th, 1917." - Direct quote from his Canada War Graves Register.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56183071 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-01 05:36:15 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-01 08:04:43 /

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3137 ACLAND, Louisa1858ENG, GLS, Bristol Nov 1870 : Peruvian CAN Maria Rye  
7076 ACLAND, Walter Frederick1859ENG, GLS, Bristol Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
20204 ALWAY, Reginald Wilfrid1896ENG, GLS, Barton Regis May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
17797 BALSOM, Ivy Lavinia1894ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
13302 BARTLETT, Victor1896ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
3583 BEAKE, Ann Eliza1888ENG, GLS, Barton Regis Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
3582 BEAKE, Lucy Rebecca1890ENG, GLS, Barton Regis Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
26989 BEAZER, Beatrice Elizabeth1910ENG, GLS, Bristol Mar 1921 : Omar AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5818 BEDFORD, Stuart1899ENG, GLS, Bristol Feb 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
13325 BEER, Horace G1900ENG, GLS, Bristol Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
27604 BIGGS, Frederick William1900ENG, GLS, Gloucester Aug 1912 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army  
27606 BIGGS, Marjory1907ENG, GLS, Gloucester Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27605 BIGGS, Winnifred1904ENG, GLS, Gloucester Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
9256 BIRT, Gwendoline Frances 1896ENG, GLS, Gloucester Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
13495 BOOLE, Charles Edward1879ENG, GLS, Bristol Jun 1891 : Parisian CAN Middlemore  
13494 BOOLE, Frank1882ENG, GLS, Bristol Jun 1891 : Parisian CAN Middlemore  
5051 BOURNE, William1916ENG, GLS, Bristol Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
2870 BOYCE, Albert1898ENG, GLS, Bristol May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
8644 BREAKWELL, Arthur 1908ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1925 : Athenia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
22574 BREWER, Charles B1894ENG, GLS, Bristol Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
16274 BRITTON, Alfred1893ENG, GLS, Barton Regis Jun 1904 : Lake erie CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
2734 BROWN, Daniel Flower1870ENG, GLS, Bristol Apr 1885 : Sardinian CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
27610 BROWNING, Edward1904ENG, GLS, Gloucester Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27612 BROWNING, Frederick1909ENG, GLS, Gloucester Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27611 BROWNING, Harry1906ENG, GLS, Gloucester Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
15386 BULLOCK, Elijah1880ENG, GLS, Barton Regis Apr 1894 : Labrador CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14300 BURNETT, Frederick C1888ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
8425 BUTTON, Bernard 1890ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
14790 BUXTON, Arthur Reginald1909ENG, GLS, Bristol Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
13451 CARLOSS, Alfred1870ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1883 : Bristol CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
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