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


Father
:
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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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  30 Entries        
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3007 ABBEY, Bertha1890ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3006 ABBEY, John1887ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3161 ABBEY, Thomas1892ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3036 ABBOTT, George1894ENG, MDX, London Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3168 ADAM, Isabella1897SCT,     Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
3172 ADAM, Margaret1899SCT,     Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
22563 ADDIS, Frederick1893ENG,     Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
5680 ALCORN, Margaret-Ann Irwin1897SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
11090 AMBROSE, Frederick Wm1895ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
17069 ANDREWS, John 1888ENG,     Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
12637 ANGLIS, Philip George1886ENG, LND, Lewisham Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN National Childrens Home  
10199 ANTRAM, Harold1893ENG,    , Islington Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
9063 ARNOLD, Arthur G1894ENG,     Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
16738 ARNOLD, Percy Alexander1894ENG, LND, Paddington Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
22885 ARNOLD, Thomas1890ENG,     May 1905 : Southwark CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
12638 ASHDOWN, Pitman W1890ENG,    , Edmonton Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN National Childrens Home  
17306 AULD, Florence Christison1900SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
10015 AYRE, David1891ENG, DUR, Durham Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
22672 AYRES, Frederick1895ENG,     May 1905 : Southwark CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22019 BARKER, JOSEPH HENRY1893ENG,     Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
18459 BARNES, A E1892ENG,     1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
18517 BARNES, F1893ENG,     Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
18536 BARNES, Frederick1893ENG,     1904 : Southwark CAN Unknown  
11091 BARNES, Henry Barber1895ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
18808 BARNES, William H1895ENG,     Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
23526 BARTLETT, Jessie Matilda1896ENG,    , Portsmouth, Hampshire, Nov 1904 : Southwark CAN   
10264 BEADELL, Frank1893ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
18902 BEARD, Joseph C.1888ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
20723 BEDDOW, Frank1891ENG,     Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
10919 BEDDOW, Stephen1899ENG,    , Lambeth Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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