| Regimental number | 315 |
| Place of birth | Deloraine, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Stoker |
| Address | Seamen's Union, Clarence Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, William Brewer, Deloraine, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, Transport Section |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board TRANSPORT Berrima on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 8 March 1915. Taken on strength, 20th Bn, 26 June 1915. Promoted Corporal, 6 July 1918. Wounded, at Gallipoli, 16 October 1915; and at Pozieres, 28 July 1916. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 14), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 90 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2301 Pte Edward Murray BREWER, killed in action, 7 June 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |