
| Regimental number | 558 |
| Place of birth | Knightsbridge, South Australia |
| School | Public School, Norwood, South Australia |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Lane Lane, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 151 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Jean Brewer, Lane Lane off Chloride Street, Brokcn Hill, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Morphettville, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, E Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 24.6 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Pieta Military Cemetery (Plot A, Row X, Grave No. 4), Malta |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Harry and Jean BREWER, Bulls Creek Road, Lower Mitcham, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: Lieutenant Colonel Archer DURRANT, DSO CMG, 13th Bn. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915 (bomb wound, right hand and foot), and admitted to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to Valetta hospital, Malta, 12 August 1915. Listed as 'dangerously ill', 13 August 1915; 'Out of danger', 19 August 1915. Died, 22 August 1915, of scepticaemia following wounds. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BREWER Gordon |