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Ernest Brew

In memory of:

Private Ernest Brew

January 20, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

424603

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)

Division:

49th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

January 6, 1887

Son of William and Elizabeth Brew, of 14, Brewery Lane, Egremont, Cumberland, England.

Commemorated on Page 207 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. F. 33.

Location:

Aubigny Communal Cemetery is south of the village of Aubigny-en-Artois and the Cemetery Extension is behind it. The village of Aubigny-en-Artois is approximately 15 kilometres north-west of Arras on the road to St. Pol. After turning into the village from the N.39 on the D.75, the Cemetery lies south on a road leading from the centre of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstance of death– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Brabant to Britton. Mircoform Sequence 13; Volume Number 131829_B016722; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 157 Page 551 of 906

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    Circumstance of death
    Circumstance of death – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Brabant to Britton. Mircoform Sequence 13; Volume Number 131829_B016722; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 157 Page 551 of 906
  • Gravemarker– The War Grave of Private Ernest Brew, 49th Battalion Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment), who died on 20 January 1917, aged 28, in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France.

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    Gravemarker – The War Grave of Private Ernest Brew, 49th Battalion Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment), who died on 20 January 1917, aged 28, in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France.

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